# People & Society

**Type:** Topic
**Words:** 2192

## About

People, roles, communities, identity, and social life.

## Words by Level

### A1
- man — An adult male human being.; frequency rank 93
- people — Human beings in general, considered as a group.; frequency rank 111
- sorry — Said to apologize or to politely get someone's attention.; frequency rank 120
- hello — A word you say to greet someone.; frequency rank 195
- girl — A female child.; frequency rank 198
- thanks — Used to tell someone you are grateful.; frequency rank 201
- woman — An adult female human.; frequency rank 245
- hi — A friendly, informal greeting said when you meet someone.; frequency rank 247
- friend — A person you know well and like, and who is not a family member.; frequency rank 252
- boy — A male child.; frequency rank 258
- baby — A very young child who cannot yet walk or talk.; frequency rank 266
- person — A human being.; frequency rank 371
- story — An account of real or imaginary events, told to entertain people.; frequency rank 433
- Mr. — A title used before a man's name or surname.; frequency rank 450
- child — A young human being who is not yet an adult.; frequency rank 461
- welcome — Said to greet someone in a friendly way when they arrive.; frequency rank 489
- picture — A drawing, painting, or photograph of something or someone.; frequency rank 689
- goodbye — Said when leaving someone or ending a conversation.; frequency rank 717
- information — Facts or details about someone or something.; frequency rank 766
- club — A group of people who meet because they share an interest or activity.; frequency rank 834
- test — A set of questions or tasks used to measure someone's knowledge or skill.; frequency rank 838
- group — A number of people or things considered together.; frequency rank 840
- girlfriend — A girl or woman that someone is romantically involved with.; frequency rank 954
- Mrs. — A title used before the name of a married woman.; frequency rank 1059
- address — the details of where someone lives or where a building is; frequency rank 1129
- type — A group of people or things that share certain features; a kind or sort.; frequency rank 1150
- weekend — Saturday and Sunday, the part of the week when most people do not work.; frequency rank 1354
- pardon — Forgiveness for something wrong that someone has done.; frequency rank 1463
- actor — a person who performs in plays, films, or television; frequency rank 2480
- doll — A toy made to look like a small person, especially a baby or child.; frequency rank 2681
- couch — A long, soft seat for two or more people; a sofa.; frequency rank 2803
- singer — A person who sings, often as their job.; frequency rank 2918
- neighbor — A person who lives near you.; frequency rank 2951
- worker — A person who works at a particular job, especially physical work.; frequency rank 3425
- scientist — A person who studies or works in science.; frequency rank 3706
- waiter — A person, especially a man, whose job is to serve food and drink to customers at their tables in a restaurant.; frequency rank 4039
- waitress — A woman whose job is to serve food and drink to customers at their tables in a restaurant.; frequency rank 5419
- topic — A subject that people talk, write, or learn about.; frequency rank 6151
- reader — A person who reads, or who reads a particular publication.; frequency rank 8838
- classmate — A person who is in the same class at school as you.; frequency rank 11246
- interviewer — The person who asks the questions in an interview.; frequency rank 12522
- sop — to soak up liquid
- sit on — to be a member of an official body such as a committee, board, or jury
- watch over — to keep someone or something under attentive observation

### A2
- sir — a polite way of addressing a man, especially one you do not know or who is older or more important; frequency rank 141
- guy — A man or boy (informal).; frequency rank 187
- kid — A child or young person (informal).; frequency rank 384
- lady — A polite word for a woman.; frequency rank 471
- captain — The person in charge of a ship or aircraft.; frequency rank 536
- king — A man who rules a country, usually because of his royal family; a male monarch.; frequency rank 548
- boss — The person who is in charge of you at work.; frequency rank 556
- human — Relating to people, rather than to animals, machines, or gods.; frequency rank 600
- wedding — A ceremony at which two people get married, often with a celebration afterwards.; frequency rank 722
- officer — A member of the police.; frequency rank 732
- fool — A person who behaves in a silly way or shows poor judgement.; frequency rank 832
- public — Open to or shared by all the people, not limited to a private group; often provided by the government.; frequency rank 909
- agent — A person who arranges business or deals on behalf of someone else.; frequency rank 926
- killer — A person who kills another person.; frequency rank 938
- queen — A woman who rules a country, usually because she was born into a royal family.; frequency rank 1002
- sake — The benefit, good, or advantage of someone or something.; frequency rank 1005
- contact — Communication with someone, often regularly.; frequency rank 1017
- lawyer — A person whose job is to advise people about the law and represent them in court.; frequency rank 1025
- gift — Something you give to someone, usually to be kind or to celebrate.; frequency rank 1062
- shh — used to ask or tell someone to be quiet; frequency rank 1135
- director — A person who is in charge of a department, company, or organization.; frequency rank 1178
- guard — A person whose job is to protect or watch over a place, person, or thing.; frequency rank 1179
- hero — A person who is admired for their bravery or for doing something good and difficult.; frequency rank 1206
- crowd — A large number of people gathered together in one place.; frequency rank 1278
- nature — The physical world of plants, animals, and landscapes that people did not make.; frequency rank 1307
- sweetheart — A person you love, especially a girlfriend or boyfriend.; frequency rank 1360
- leader — A person who leads, guides, or is in charge of a group or country.; frequency rank 1416
- character — A person in a story, film, or play.; frequency rank 1537
- audience — The people watching or listening to a performance, speech, or program.; frequency rank 1590
- society — People in general, living together in a community with shared laws and customs.; frequency rank 1593
- guest — A person who is invited to visit or stay at someone's home or an event.; frequency rank 1598
- opinion — What someone thinks or believes about a person, thing, or issue.; frequency rank 1616
- social — Relating to society and the way people live together.; frequency rank 1654
- issue — An important subject or problem that people discuss or argue about; frequency rank 1688
- staff — The group of people who work for a company, school, or organization.; frequency rank 1722
- fan — Someone who admires and strongly supports a person, team, or activity.; frequency rank 1725
- member — A person who belongs to a group, club, or organization.; frequency rank 1736
- community — A group of people who live in the same area.; frequency rank 1765
- pal — A friend; someone you spend time with.; frequency rank 1785
- lover — Someone you are in a romantic or sexual relationship with.; frequency rank 1865
- owner — A person who owns something.; frequency rank 1874
- secretary — a person who handles letters, phone calls, and office tasks for someone or an organization; frequency rank 1880
- thief — A person who steals something, especially secretly.; frequency rank 1930
- competition — An organized event where people try to win by being the best.; frequency rank 1935
- winner — A person, team, or animal that wins a competition.; frequency rank 2124
- performance — A show in which someone acts, sings, dances, or plays music for an audience.; frequency rank 2240
- bride — A woman on her wedding day, or one who is about to marry.; frequency rank 2282
- stranger — A person you do not know.; frequency rank 2326
- expert — A person with a lot of knowledge or skill in a particular subject.; frequency rank 2387
- pilot — A person who flies an aircraft.; frequency rank 2397
- cigarette — A thin roll of tobacco in paper that people smoke.; frequency rank 2416
- youth — The period of life when someone is young.; frequency rank 2429
- reporter — A person who collects news and writes or broadcasts it for newspapers, radio, or television.; frequency rank 2448
- attitude — The way you think and feel about someone or something.; frequency rank 2511
- curse — Magic words said to bring bad luck or harm to someone.; frequency rank 2533
- conference — A large formal meeting where people discuss a particular subject, often over several days.; frequency rank 2561
- agency — A business that provides a particular service for people.; frequency rank 2608
- childhood — The period of a person's life when they are a child.; frequency rank 2701
- committee — A group of people chosen to make decisions or deal with a particular matter.; frequency rank 2725
- hunter — A person who hunts wild animals.; frequency rank 2732
- behavior — The way a person acts, especially toward other people.; frequency rank 2747
- slave — A person who is owned by another person and forced to work for them without pay.; frequency rank 2760
- tone — The quality of a person's voice that shows how they feel.; frequency rank 2830
- adult — A fully grown person who is no longer a child.; frequency rank 2840
- generation — All the people of about the same age within a family or society.; frequency rank 3036
- influence — The power to affect how someone or something acts, thinks, or develops.; frequency rank 3055
- argument — An angry disagreement between people.; frequency rank 3127
- chairman — The person who leads a company's board, a committee, or a meeting.; frequency rank 3390
- policeman — A male member of the police.; frequency rank 3406
- personality — The qualities and behaviour that make one person different from another.; frequency rank 3420
- impact — A strong effect or influence on someone or something.; frequency rank 3436
- host — A person who invites and looks after guests.; frequency rank 3439
- citizen — A legally recognized member of a country, with the rights and duties that come with it.; frequency rank 3516
- profile — A short description of a person's life, character, or career.; frequency rank 3535
- terrorist — A person who uses violence and fear to try to achieve political aims.; frequency rank 3555
- population — The number of people living in a place.; frequency rank 3620
- romance — A romantic relationship or love affair between two people.; frequency rank 3637
- dancer — A person who dances, as a hobby or as a job.; frequency rank 3676
- fighter — A person who fights, especially in a war or a sport like boxing.; frequency rank 3707
- award — A prize given to someone for something they have achieved.; frequency rank 3719
- novel — A long written story about imaginary people and events.; frequency rank 3736
- statue — A figure of a person or animal carved or cast from stone, metal, or wood.; frequency rank 4004
- discussion — A conversation in which people talk about something and share their ideas.; frequency rank 4200
- visitor — Someone who comes to see a person or stays as a guest.; frequency rank 4670
- photographer — A person who takes photographs, especially as a job.; frequency rank 4694
- debate — A formal discussion in which people give opposing views, often ending in a vote.; frequency rank 4717
- bench — A long seat for two or more people, often found in parks.; frequency rank 4729
- Ms. — A title used before a woman's name when you do not want to show whether she is married.; frequency rank 4804
- rumor — A piece of information that people pass around even though no one knows if it is true.; frequency rank 4856
- association — An official group of people organized for a shared purpose.; frequency rank 4865
- clerk — A person who works in an office keeping records or accounts.; frequency rank 5058
- dentist — A person whose job is to treat people's teeth.; frequency rank 5314
- businessman — A man who works in business, especially as an owner or manager.; frequency rank 5714
- independence — Freedom from the control or influence of other people or countries.; frequency rank 5803
- teenager — A person between thirteen and nineteen years old.; frequency rank 5887
- orphan — A child whose parents have both died.; frequency rank 5915
- fiction — Stories about imaginary people and events, usually in the form of novels.; frequency rank 5950
- musician — A person who plays a musical instrument or composes music, especially as a job.; frequency rank 5965
- maker — A person or thing that makes or produces something.; frequency rank 6301
- wheelchair — A chair with wheels used by a person who cannot walk easily.; frequency rank 6382
- lifestyle — The way a person or group lives, including their habits, attitudes, and values.; frequency rank 6658
- astronaut — A person who is trained to travel and work in space.; frequency rank 7132
- spaceship — A vehicle designed to carry people through space.; frequency rank 7422
- runner — A person who runs, especially in a race or for exercise.; frequency rank 7505
- barber — A person whose job is cutting men's hair and shaving or trimming beards.; frequency rank 7522
- trainer — A person who trains people or animals; a coach.; frequency rank 7737
- survey — A set of questions used to find out the opinions or behaviour of a group of people.; frequency rank 7863
- psychologist — A person who studies the mind and human behaviour, or who helps people with mental and emotional problems.; frequency rank 8158
- batch — A group of things or people dealt with at the same time.; frequency rank 8211
- fisherman — A person who catches fish, either for a living or for sport.; frequency rank 8422
- drummer — a person who plays a drum or a drum kit; frequency rank 9648
- user — A person who uses a computer, app, website, or service.; frequency rank 10523
- traveler — A person who is travelling or who often travels.; frequency rank 10913
- dreamer — a person who is dreaming while asleep; frequency rank 11181
- receptionist — A person whose job is to welcome and help visitors and answer the phone at the front of an office or hotel.; frequency rank 11469
- composer — a person who writes music; frequency rank 11850
- grandchild — A child of your son or daughter.; frequency rank 12532
- rating — A score or mark showing how good or able something or someone is.; frequency rank 12558
- pilgrim — A person who travels to a holy place for religious reasons.; frequency rank 13347
- vocabulary — The set of words a person knows and uses.; frequency rank 13960
- listener — A person who listens, especially to a speech, music, or a broadcast.; frequency rank 14421
- beginner — Someone who has just started learning or doing something.; frequency rank 15213
- learner — A person who is learning something.; frequency rank 17188
- policewoman — A female member of the police.; frequency rank 23157
- businesswoman — A woman who works in business, especially as an owner or manager.; frequency rank 23968
- escalator — A moving staircase that carries people up or down between floors.; frequency rank 24418
- adulthood — the period of life after a person has reached physical and legal maturity; frequency rank 24641
- footballer — A person who plays football, especially soccer.; frequency rank 24646
- thrower — a person who throws an object, especially in a game, sport, or experiment; frequency rank 32597
- dependant — a person who relies on another person for support (especially financial support); frequency rank 45749
- schoolchild — A child who goes to school.; frequency rank 140658
- penfriend — A person, often in another country, with whom you exchange friendly letters but rarely meet.; frequency rank 443255
- belong to — to be owned by someone or to be part of a group
- step forward — to volunteer or take action when help or responsibility is needed

### B1
- sort — A type or kind of thing or person.; frequency rank 552
- sex — Whether a person or animal is male or female, based on their body and reproductive role.; frequency rank 628
- dude — A man, especially a young one (informal).; frequency rank 697
- prince — The son of a king or queen, or a male member of a royal family.; frequency rank 1246
- spirit — The non-physical part of a person, thought of as the seat of feelings and character; the soul.; frequency rank 1282
- client — A person or company that pays for the services of a professional such as a lawyer or accountant.; frequency rank 1310
- fellow — A man or boy, often used in a friendly or casual way.; frequency rank 1412
- ghost — The spirit of a dead person that some believe can appear to the living.; frequency rank 1422
- command — An order telling someone to do something.; frequency rank 1633
- property — A building or piece of land that someone owns.; frequency rank 1701
- gentleman — A polite, well-mannered man.; frequency rank 1726
- funeral — A ceremony held for a person who has died, usually with a burial or cremation.; frequency rank 1826
- murderer — A person who kills another person on purpose.; frequency rank 1895
- liar — A person who tells lies, especially one who lies often.; frequency rank 1928
- council — A group of people chosen to manage or govern something, such as a town.; frequency rank 2125
- Christian — A person who believes in and follows Christianity.; frequency rank 2212
- carter — a person whose work is driving a cart or transporting loads by cart; frequency rank 2219
- governor — The person in charge of running a state or region, especially in the United States.; frequency rank 2233
- row — a line of people or things arranged next to one another; frequency rank 2391
- prisoner — A person who is kept in a prison.; frequency rank 2426
- trace — A sign that something or someone has been present.; frequency rank 2458
- empire — A large group of countries or territories ruled by one government or person; frequency rank 2531
- reputation — The general opinion that people have about someone or something.; frequency rank 2613
- agreement — An arrangement between people or groups about what each will do.; frequency rank 2670
- identity — Who a person is; the qualities that make someone or something distinct.; frequency rank 2718
- guide — A person who shows others around a place or leads them on a journey.; frequency rank 2794
- accent — the way someone pronounces words, showing where they come from; frequency rank 2884
- charity — An organization that helps people in need.; frequency rank 2892
- champion — A person or team that wins a competition.; frequency rank 3008
- servant — A person employed to do household or other duties for another, especially in someone's home.; frequency rank 3026
- status — A person's position or rank compared to others in society.; frequency rank 3107
- link — A connection between people, things, or ideas.; frequency rank 3144
- behalf — Acting as the representative of, or for the benefit of, someone else (usually in 'on behalf of').; frequency rank 3288
- dealer — A person or business that buys and sells a particular product.; frequency rank 3301
- organization — A group of people working together for a shared purpose, such as a company or charity.; frequency rank 3346
- monk — A man who lives apart from the world in a religious community and has taken religious vows.; frequency rank 3372
- actress — a woman who performs in plays, films, or television; frequency rank 3389
- individual — A single person, considered separately from a group.; frequency rank 3391
- humanity — All human beings considered together as a group.; frequency rank 3526
- producer — A person or company that makes goods or grows food to be sold.; frequency rank 3527
- aid — Help or support, especially given to people in need.; frequency rank 3748
- beard — The hair that grows on a man's chin and cheeks.; frequency rank 3821
- comedy — Entertainment, such as films or shows, that is meant to make people laugh.; frequency rank 3897
- baker — A person who makes and sells bread, cakes, and similar foods.; frequency rank 4026
- cowboy — a person who tends cattle, especially on horseback; frequency rank 4118
- counter — A long, flat surface in a shop, kitchen, or bank where people are served.; frequency rank 4136
- conduct — The way a person behaves.; frequency rank 4330
- conduct — To organize and carry out an activity.; frequency rank 4330
- guardian — Someone who guards, watches over, or protects.; frequency rank 4373
- candidate — A person who is trying to be elected or chosen for a job or position.; frequency rank 4432
- gossip — Talk or rumours about other people's private lives, often unkind or untrue.; frequency rank 4552
- coffin — A long box in which a dead person is buried or cremated.; frequency rank 4583
- assistance — Help given to someone who needs it.; frequency rank 4608
- poet — A person who writes poems.; frequency rank 4624
- breast — Either of the two soft parts on a woman's chest that can produce milk.; frequency rank 4659
- folk — People in general; ordinary people.; frequency rank 4806
- volunteer — A person who offers to do something, often without being paid.; frequency rank 4918
- designer — A person whose job is to plan how something will look or work.; frequency rank 4937
- compliment — Something nice you say to praise or admire someone.; frequency rank 5001
- sailor — A person who works on a ship or sails boats.; frequency rank 5043
- idol — A person who is greatly admired or loved, especially a famous entertainer.; frequency rank 5048
- rank — A person's position or level within a group or organization.; frequency rank 5050
- butcher — A person who cuts and sells meat.; frequency rank 5071
- wizard — A person, usually a man, who has magical powers, especially in stories.; frequency rank 5187
- celebrity — A famous person, especially in entertainment or sport.; frequency rank 5189
- reference — A mention of something or someone.; frequency rank 5351
- companion — A person or animal you spend a lot of time with, often a friend or partner.; frequency rank 5509
- presentation — A talk in which you show or explain something to a group of people.; frequency rank 5530
- majority — More than half of a group of people or things.; frequency rank 5546
- survivor — A person who stays alive through a dangerous event such as an accident or disaster.; frequency rank 5588
- nickname — An informal name for a person, often a short or funny version of their real name.; frequency rank 5925
- choir — A group of people who sing together, especially in a church or at a concert.; frequency rank 5929
- landlord — A person who rents out a room, house, or land to other people.; frequency rank 6015
- representative — A person chosen to act or speak for others.; frequency rank 6033
- specialist — A person who knows a lot about one particular subject or area of work.; frequency rank 6076
- DJ — A person who plays recorded music for an audience, on the radio or at an event.; frequency rank 6372
- canal — A long, narrow channel of water made by people for boats or for carrying water to fields.; frequency rank 6447
- resident — A person who lives in a particular place.; frequency rank 6488
- architect — A person whose job is to design buildings and oversee their construction.; frequency rank 6544
- demonstration — A public protest by a group of people, often about a political issue.; frequency rank 6651
- bodyguard — a person or group responsible for protecting someone, especially an important public figure; frequency rank 6686
- mechanic — A person whose job is to repair and maintain machines, especially vehicles.; frequency rank 6721
- gown — A woman's long, formal dress, often worn on special occasions.; frequency rank 6755
- buyer — A person who buys something.; frequency rank 6806
- politician — A person who works in politics, especially one who has been elected to government.; frequency rank 6861
- merchant — A person who buys and sells goods, especially in large amounts or as a business.; frequency rank 6980
- handwriting — The way a particular person writes by hand.; frequency rank 7175
- instructor — A person who teaches a skill or subject, especially a practical one.; frequency rank 7361
- sponsor — A person or company that pays for an event or activity, often in return for advertising.; frequency rank 7508
- acquaintance — Someone you know slightly, but who is not a close friend.; frequency rank 7601
- caller — A person who makes a telephone call.; frequency rank 7690
- teen — A person between 13 and 19 years old.; frequency rank 7771
- survey — To ask many people questions in order to gather information.; frequency rank 7863
- terrorism — The use of violence and fear against people to achieve political aims.; frequency rank 7992
- vegetarian — A person who does not eat meat or fish.; frequency rank 8013
- comedian — A performer whose job is to make people laugh, usually by telling jokes.; frequency rank 8095
- babysitter — A person who looks after children for a short time while the parents are away.; frequency rank 8136
- fiance — a man who is engaged to be married; frequency rank 8251
- creator — A person who makes, invents, or brings something into existence.; frequency rank 8308
- foreigner — A person from another country.; frequency rank 8345
- devotion — Great love, loyalty, or commitment to someone or something.; frequency rank 8400
- scholar — A person who studies a subject deeply and knows a lot about it.; frequency rank 8485
- category — A group of people or things that share the same features or qualities.; frequency rank 8546
- insight — A clear, deep understanding of a person, situation, or subject.; frequency rank 8664
- greeting — Something you say or do to welcome someone or acknowledge them.; frequency rank 8782
- burglar — A person who breaks into a building in order to steal.; frequency rank 8906
- runaway — A person, especially a young one, who has left home or escaped without permission.; frequency rank 8950
- reactor — A person who responds to a suggestion, stimulation or other influence.; frequency rank 8995
- wright — someone who makes or repairs something (usually used in combination); frequency rank 9153
- sidewalk — A paved path beside a road for people to walk on.; frequency rank 9428
- philosopher — A person who studies or teaches ideas about life, knowledge, and the meaning of existence.; frequency rank 9499
- sinner — A person who sins or has sinned.; frequency rank 9501
- monument — A structure built to remember a person or event.; frequency rank 9550
- queue — A line of people or vehicles waiting their turn for something.; frequency rank 9790
- fireman — a man whose job is to extinguish fires; a dated or gender-specific term for a firefighter; frequency rank 10303
- negotiation — Formal discussion in which people try to reach an agreement.; frequency rank 10562
- hairdresser — A person whose job is cutting and styling hair.; frequency rank 10719
- examiner — A person who tests, marks, or judges candidates in an examination.; frequency rank 10731
- Englishman — A man who is English by birth, ancestry, or nationality.; frequency rank 10811
- performer — A person who acts, sings, dances, or plays music for an audience.; frequency rank 11084
- postman — A person whose job is to deliver and collect mail.; frequency rank 11420
- defender — Someone who protects a person, place, or thing from harm.; frequency rank 11686
- builder — A person whose job is to construct or repair buildings; frequency rank 11854
- hive — a structure where bees live, especially one made or kept by people; frequency rank 12039
- diver — A person who jumps into water head first, especially as a sport.; frequency rank 12111
- consumer — A person who buys and uses goods or services.; frequency rank 12163
- encouragement — Words or actions that give someone confidence and hope; frequency rank 12271
- competitor — A person or company that competes against another, especially in business.; frequency rank 12277
- librarian — A person who works in a library and helps people find books and information.; frequency rank 12385
- scarecrow — a human-shaped figure placed in a field to frighten birds away from crops; frequency rank 12456
- teamwork — The effort of a group of people working together toward a shared goal.; frequency rank 12555
- godmother — a female godparent who sponsors a child at baptism and traditionally supports the child's religious upbringing; frequency rank 12727
- immigrant — A person who comes to live permanently in a country that is not their own.; frequency rank 12792
- opener — a person who opens something; frequency rank 12802
- pianist — a person who plays the piano, especially professionally or with considerable skill; frequency rank 12906
- bedside — The space beside a bed, especially the bed of someone who is ill.; frequency rank 13137
- historian — A person who studies or writes about history.; frequency rank 13258
- swimmer — A person who swims or who is good at swimming.; frequency rank 13273
- reservoir — anything (a person or animal or plant or substance) in which an infectious agent normally lives and multiplies; frequency rank 13741
- interaction — a conversation or exchange between people.; frequency rank 13888
- disagreement — A situation in which people have different opinions and may argue.; frequency rank 14658
- researcher — A person who studies a subject in detail to discover new facts.; frequency rank 14682
- newcomer — A person who has recently arrived in a place.; frequency rank 15336
- riddance — welcome relief at the removal or departure of an unwanted person or thing, especially in the phrase good riddance; frequency rank 15340
- smoker — A person who regularly smokes tobacco.; frequency rank 15587
- lifeguard — A person whose job is to watch swimmers at a beach or pool and rescue them if they are in danger.; frequency rank 15668
- novelist — A person who writes novels.; frequency rank 15929
- biography — The written story of a person's life.; frequency rank 16485
- schoolteacher — A person who teaches in a school.; frequency rank 16698
- viewer — A person who watches something, especially television.; frequency rank 16712
- developer — a person who creates or modifies software; frequency rank 17336
- supporter — A person who supports a team, leader, or cause.; frequency rank 17399
- priestess — a woman who performs priestly rites or holds the office of priest in a religion; frequency rank 17640
- teammate — A person who is on the same team as you.; frequency rank 18356
- mathematician — A person who studies or is an expert in mathematics.; frequency rank 18618
- stampede — a sudden, uncontrolled rush by a crowd of people or a group of frightened animals; frequency rank 18622
- kiddie — a young child; an informal and sometimes affectionate term; frequency rank 18957
- milkman — a man whose job is to deliver milk to homes or businesses; frequency rank 19294
- skater — a person who ice-skates, roller-skates, or skateboards; frequency rank 19543
- watcher — a person who watches or closely observes someone or something; frequency rank 19746
- spectator — A person who watches an event, especially a sport or show.; frequency rank 19755
- climber — A person who climbs mountains or rocks, often as a sport.; frequency rank 20102
- guitarist — A person who plays the guitar.; frequency rank 20822
- barman — A man whose job is serving drinks in a bar or pub.; frequency rank 21005
- fixer — someone who intervenes with authorities for a person in trouble (usually using underhand or illegal methods for a fee); frequency rank 22498
- participant — A person who takes part in something.; frequency rank 22784
- nationalist — A person who strongly supports their own nation, often above others.; frequency rank 22941
- storyteller — A person who tells stories to an audience.; frequency rank 22944
- questionnaire — A printed list of questions used to collect information from people.; frequency rank 23126
- golfer — A person who plays golf.; frequency rank 23398
- organizer — A person who plans and arranges an event or activity.; frequency rank 23970
- fixation — an intense or obsessive preoccupation with a person, idea, or thing; frequency rank 24054
- hater — a person who strongly dislikes someone or something; frequency rank 25290
- enthusiast — A person who is very interested in and excited about a particular activity or subject.; frequency rank 25790
- blogger — A person who writes and regularly updates a blog.; frequency rank 27742
- shopper — A person who is buying things or looking at things to buy in shops.; frequency rank 28335
- dialog — A conversation between two or more people.; frequency rank 29829
- windowsill — the horizontal ledge or structural member at the bottom of a window; frequency rank 31057
- grouping — A collection of people or things put together as a group.; frequency rank 35773
- wearer — a person who is wearing or regularly wears a particular item of clothing, decoration, or equipment; frequency rank 38860
- schoolmate — A person who goes or went to the same school as you.; frequency rank 38900
- environmentalist — A person who works to protect the natural environment from harm and pollution.; frequency rank 39369
- grower — a person or business that cultivates a particular crop, usually for sale; frequency rank 40466
- settler — A person who moves to live in a new area or country, especially one that few people have lived in before.; frequency rank 42585
- idiom — A fixed expression whose meaning can't be guessed from its individual words.; frequency rank 42876
- innovator — A person who creates or introduces new ideas, methods, or products.; frequency rank 43319
- searcher — a person who searches for, investigates, or carefully examines something; frequency rank 44452
- inhabitant — A person or animal that lives in a particular place.; frequency rank 46987
- mourner — a person who feels or expresses grief, especially after someone's death; frequency rank 52605
- rower — a person who propels a boat with oars, whether as work, transport, or sport; frequency rank 59493
- film-maker — A person who makes films or movies.; frequency rank 65430
- interviewee — The person who is being interviewed and answers the questions.; frequency rank 80374
- addressee — the person that a letter or message is sent to; frequency rank 81585
- girlhood — the period of life when a female person is a girl; frequency rank 83532
- approver — a person or authority empowered to approve a request, decision, or proposal; frequency rank 86481
- latecomer — A person who arrives late.; frequency rank 101203
- respecter — a person who respects or shows consideration for someone or something; frequency rank 103575
- chatterer — a person who talks rapidly, continuously, or about unimportant things; frequency rank 131787
- noticeboard — A board on a wall where notices and messages are pinned for people to read.; frequency rank 134229
- tide over — to help someone manage until a difficult period ends or more support arrives

### B2
- lord — A man of high rank in the nobility, or his title.; frequency rank 535
- darling — A person you love very much, often used as a loving way to address someone.; frequency rank 696
- idiot — A stupid or foolish person.; frequency rank 867
- madam — A polite way of addressing a woman, especially a customer.; frequency rank 1061
- narrator — The person who tells a story, especially the voice telling it in a book or film.; frequency rank 1184
- shooting — An event in which someone is hit or killed with a gun.; frequency rank 1328
- commander — A person who is in charge of a group of soldiers or a military unit.; frequency rank 1382
- crew — The people who work together to operate a ship, aircraft, or other vehicle.; frequency rank 1485
- fate — What will happen to someone or something, especially something bad that cannot be avoided.; frequency rank 1728
- genius — A person with exceptional intelligence or creative ability.; frequency rank 1916
- madame — A title used before the name of a French-speaking married woman, like Mrs.; frequency rank 1953
- jury — A group of people chosen to listen to a court case and decide whether someone is guilty.; frequency rank 2033
- mercy — Kindness or forgiveness shown to someone you have the power to punish or harm.; frequency rank 2093
- row — mainly British: a loud, angry argument or quarrel; frequency rank 2391
- destiny — The things that will happen to someone in the future, especially those that cannot be changed.; frequency rank 2402
- squad — A small group of people working or trained together for a common purpose.; frequency rank 2503
- senator — A member of a senate, the higher house of a parliament or legislature.; frequency rank 2632
- coward — A person who is too afraid to do what is difficult or dangerous.; frequency rank 2815
- self — the person you really are, including your character and feelings; frequency rank 2939
- lifetime — The length of time that someone is alive or that something exists or works.; frequency rank 3011
- surveillance — The careful watching of a person, group, or place, especially to prevent or detect crime.; frequency rank 3157
- tribe — A group of people who share the same culture, language, and ancestry, often led by a chief.; frequency rank 3167
- deputy — A person whose rank is just below the leader and who can act for them.; frequency rank 3169
- miller — a person who owns or operates a mill, especially one that grinds grain into flour; frequency rank 3193
- traitor — A person who betrays their country, often by helping an enemy.; frequency rank 3198
- booth — A small enclosed space just big enough for one person, used for a particular purpose.; frequency rank 3281
- defendant — a person or organization accused of a crime in a court case; frequency rank 3302
- walker — A person who walks, especially for pleasure or exercise.; frequency rank 3644
- widow — A woman whose husband has died.; frequency rank 3714
- commission — An official group of people chosen to do a particular job or investigate something.; frequency rank 3872
- fraud — The crime of deceiving people to gain money or an unfair advantage.; frequency rank 3876
- whip — A long thin piece of leather or rope with a handle, used for hitting animals or people.; frequency rank 4195
- superman — a man imagined to possess extraordinary or superhuman powers and abilities; frequency rank 4322
- conspiracy — A secret plan by a group of people to do something harmful or illegal.; frequency rank 4370
- parade — A public celebration in which people walk or march through the streets, often with music and decorations.; frequency rank 4382
- scandal — An event that shocks people and damages the reputation of those involved.; frequency rank 4524
- personnel — The people who work for an organization or in the armed forces.; frequency rank 4622
- operator — A person who controls a machine or piece of equipment.; frequency rank 4637
- Jew — a member of the Jewish people, an ethnoreligious group with origins in the ancient Israelites; frequency rank 4707
- scout — a person sent ahead to observe an area or gather information, especially about an enemy; frequency rank 4733
- fame — The state of being well known to many people.; frequency rank 4749
- sucker — a gullible person who is easily deceived or exploited; informal and disapproving; frequency rank 4964
- therapist — A person trained to treat people, professionally, especially their mental or physical health.; frequency rank 4999
- tomb — A grave or stone structure where a dead person is buried.; frequency rank 5105
- privilege — A special right or advantage that only some people have.; frequency rank 5170
- pirate — A person who attacks and robs ships at sea.; frequency rank 5286
- prostitute — a person who engages in sexual activity in exchange for payment; frequency rank 5290
- auction — A public sale where goods are sold to the person who offers the most money.; frequency rank 5332
- bully — A person who deliberately frightens or hurts weaker people; frequency rank 5353
- disgrace — The loss of other people's respect and the shame that comes with it.; frequency rank 5393
- spite — A desire to hurt, annoy, or upset someone out of ill will.; frequency rank 5422
- rebel — A person who fights against or refuses to obey those in power.; frequency rank 5423
- rebel — To fight against or refuse to obey an authority.; frequency rank 5423
- publicity — Attention or interest from the public, especially through newspapers, TV, or social media.; frequency rank 5512
- exception — A person, thing, or case that is not included in a general rule or statement.; frequency rank 5542
- opponent — A person you compete or fight against in a game, contest, or argument.; frequency rank 5573
- convention — A way of behaving or doing things that most people in a group accept as normal.; frequency rank 5583
- messenger — A person who carries a message or delivers something from one place to another.; frequency rank 5584
- hint — An indirect suggestion that helps someone guess what you mean.; frequency rank 5672
- memorial — A structure or object that helps people remember a person or event.; frequency rank 5816
- panel — A group of people who discuss, judge, or answer questions in public.; frequency rank 5899
- bartender — A person whose job is making and serving drinks at a bar.; frequency rank 5971
- rally — A large public meeting held to support a cause or a person.; frequency rank 6062
- cue — A signal or event that tells someone to do something.; frequency rank 6139
- replacement — A person or thing that takes the place of another.; frequency rank 6181
- gangster — A member of an organized group of criminals.; frequency rank 6194
- investigator — A person who examines something carefully to find out the facts.; frequency rank 6318
- pension — A regular sum of money paid to a person after they retire from work.; frequency rank 6338
- addict — a person who cannot stop taking a harmful drug; frequency rank 6344
- superintendent — A person who is in charge of supervising, directing, or managing something.; frequency rank 6429
- corruption — Dishonest behaviour by people in power, such as taking bribes.; frequency rank 6434
- housing — Buildings where people live, considered as a group.; frequency rank 6446
- rival — A person, team, or company competing with another for the same thing.; frequency rank 6460
- elite — The richest, most powerful, or most talented people in a society or group.; frequency rank 6468
- assembly — A group of people who gather together for a shared purpose.; frequency rank 6567
- compassion — A strong feeling of sympathy for people who are suffering, together with a wish to help them.; frequency rank 6604
- duel — A formal fight between two people with weapons, arranged to settle a matter of honor.; frequency rank 6818
- carnival — A public festival with music, parades, dancing, and people in costumes.; frequency rank 6822
- cane — A thin stick that someone leans on to help them walk.; frequency rank 6887
- rider — A person who rides a horse, bicycle, motorcycle, or similar.; frequency rank 6904
- godfather — a male godparent who sponsors a child's baptism and traditionally supports the child's religious upbringing; frequency rank 6979
- foreman — A person in charge of a group of workers, especially in a factory or on a building site.; frequency rank 7010
- psychology — The scientific study of the mind and human behaviour.; frequency rank 7096
- keeper — A person who looks after or guards something or someone.; frequency rank 7099
- collector — A person who gathers and keeps a set of similar things as a hobby.; frequency rank 7106
- partnership — A working relationship in which people or groups share responsibility for a goal.; frequency rank 7127
- lawsuit — A legal case that one person or group brings against another in a court of law.; frequency rank 7180
- mustache — Hair that a man grows on his upper lip.; frequency rank 7183
- millionaire — A person who has at least a million dollars, pounds, or other currency.; frequency rank 7329
- savior — a person who rescues someone from danger, harm, or serious difficulty; frequency rank 7564
- tramp — A homeless person who travels from place to place and often begs for food or money.; frequency rank 7566
- mentor — An experienced person who gives advice and guidance to someone less experienced.; frequency rank 7573
- banker — A person who works at a high level in a bank, especially managing money or investments.; frequency rank 7615
- specialty — A subject or skill that someone knows a lot about or is very good at.; frequency rank 7682
- massacre — The cruel killing of a large number of people who cannot defend themselves.; frequency rank 7700
- culprit — a person responsible for a crime, wrongdoing, or problem; frequency rank 7747
- freeman — a person who is not a serf or a slave; frequency rank 7854
- boxer — A person who fights with their fists as a sport.; frequency rank 7895
- gardener — A person who grows plants and takes care of a garden, as a job or hobby.; frequency rank 7954
- missus — a man's wife or female partner; informal, especially in British English; frequency rank 8097
- housekeeper — A person employed to manage and clean a home, hotel, or institution.; frequency rank 8102
- tutor — A person who teaches one student or a small group, often privately.; frequency rank 8164
- plumber — A person whose job is to fit and repair water pipes, taps, and similar equipment.; frequency rank 8401
- limb — An arm, leg, or wing of a person or animal.; frequency rank 8633
- belongings — The things that a person owns, especially items they can carry.; frequency rank 8703
- feedback — Comments and advice about how well someone has done something.; frequency rank 8711
- fiancee — a woman who is engaged to be married; frequency rank 8901
- infant — A very young child or baby.; frequency rank 8910
- karaoke — A form of entertainment in which people sing popular songs along with recorded music while reading the words on a screen.; frequency rank 8915
- conductor — The person who leads an orchestra or other musical group.; frequency rank 9166
- veteran — A person who has served in the armed forces, especially during a war.; frequency rank 9504
- evacuation — The act of moving people away from a dangerous place to safety.; frequency rank 9596
- quarantine — A period when a person or animal is kept away from others to stop a disease from spreading.; frequency rank 9814
- founder — A person who starts or establishes a company, organization, or institution.; frequency rank 9824
- criticism — Spoken or written disapproval of someone or something, based on their faults.; frequency rank 9836
- morale — the degree of confidence, enthusiasm, discipline, and willingness to continue felt by a person or group, especially during difficulty or danger; frequency rank 9878
- outsider — Someone who does not belong to a particular group, community, or organization.; frequency rank 9931
- alias — another name used by a person, file, command, or concept; frequency rank 9940
- eyewitness — a person who personally sees an event and can describe or testify about it; frequency rank 9954
- scrooge — A person who hates spending money; a miser.; frequency rank 10012
- troll — someone who deliberately provokes or harasses people online; frequency rank 10041
- receiver — A person who receives something.; frequency rank 10088
- housewife — A woman who stays at home to manage the house and care for her family rather than working for pay.; frequency rank 10409
- stepfather — The man who is married to your mother but is not your biological father.; frequency rank 10592
- voyager — a person who makes a long journey, especially by sea or through unexplored regions; frequency rank 10777
- offender — A person who breaks the law; a criminal.; frequency rank 10866
- patriot — A person who loves their country and is proud to support and defend it.; frequency rank 10882
- seller — a person or business that sells something; frequency rank 10904
- teens — The years of a person's life between thirteen and nineteen.; frequency rank 11052
- goodwill — A kind and friendly attitude towards other people.; frequency rank 11144
- hindu — a person who follows Hinduism; frequency rank 11232
- stepmother — The woman who is married to your father but is not your biological mother.; frequency rank 11323
- surroundings — The things and conditions that are around someone or something; the environment.; frequency rank 11438
- regent — a person who governs temporarily for a monarch who is absent, underage, or unable to rule; frequency rank 11654
- attendance — The number of people present at an event.; frequency rank 11745
- landlady — A woman who rents out a room, house, or flat to other people.; frequency rank 12096
- disciple — Someone who follows and helps spread the ideas or teachings of a leader or thinker.; frequency rank 12249
- reaper — a person who cuts and gathers a crop, especially grain; frequency rank 12324
- supplier — A person or company that provides goods or services to others.; frequency rank 12341
- pavement — A paved path at the side of a road for people to walk on.; frequency rank 12366
- analyst — A person whose job is to study information carefully and explain what it means.; frequency rank 12375
- interpreter — a person who translates spoken words from one language into another.; frequency rank 12462
- observer — A person who watches something happen.; frequency rank 12537
- output — The amount of something produced by a person, machine, or factory.; frequency rank 12543
- correspondence — Letters or messages exchanged between people.; frequency rank 12674
- inventor — A person who creates or designs something new.; frequency rank 12713
- trader — A person who makes a living by buying and selling goods or shares.; frequency rank 12755
- investor — A person who puts money into a business or shares in order to make a profit.; frequency rank 12857
- lullaby — a quiet, soothing song sung to help a baby or young child fall asleep; frequency rank 12998
- muse — A person or thing that gives an artist ideas and inspiration.; frequency rank 13023
- helper — A person who helps someone with a task.; frequency rank 13033
- informer — A person who tells authorities about improper or illegal activity.; frequency rank 13062
- nobility — The group of people in a society who have a high social rank, often with inherited titles; the aristocracy.; frequency rank 13084
- explorer — A person who travels to unknown or unfamiliar places to discover new things.; frequency rank 13145
- manufacturer — A person or company that makes goods, especially in large quantities.; frequency rank 13397
- manhood — the status of being a man; frequency rank 13746
- seeker — A person who is looking for something or trying to get it.; frequency rank 13797
- miner — A person who works in a mine, digging out coal, metal, or minerals.; frequency rank 13882
- mix-up — a mistake or confused situation caused by taking one person or thing for another; frequency rank 14017
- paramedic — A person trained to give emergency medical care, often before a patient reaches hospital.; frequency rank 14240
- disposition — A person's natural character or mood.; frequency rank 14316
- gunner — a member of the armed forces who operates or serves a gun, especially an artillery piece; frequency rank 14318
- ogre — in folklore, a large and frightening humanoid monster that eats human beings, especially children; frequency rank 14415
- juror — A member of a jury in a court of law.; frequency rank 14450
- outing — A short trip taken for pleasure, usually with other people.; frequency rank 14916
- trainee — A person who is being trained for a job.; frequency rank 14990
- ideology — A set of beliefs and ideas, especially political, held by a person or group.; frequency rank 15103
- collier — someone who works in a coal mine; frequency rank 15219
- bio — A short description of a person's life or background, often on a profile.; frequency rank 15283
- upbringing — The way a child is raised and taught while growing up.; frequency rank 15490
- trio — A group of three people or things considered together.; frequency rank 15570
- pharmacist — A person whose job is to prepare and sell medicines and give advice on how to use them.; frequency rank 15764
- bias — An unfair preference for or against a person, group, or idea.; frequency rank 15781
- delegate — A person chosen to speak or act for a group of others.; frequency rank 16226
- delegate — To give a task or responsibility to someone else, especially someone who works for you.; frequency rank 16226
- spokesman — A man who speaks officially on behalf of a person or group.; frequency rank 16302
- deserter — a member of the armed forces who leaves a post or service without permission and intends not to return; frequency rank 16521
- migration — The movement of people from one country or area to another to live.; frequency rank 16640
- deathbed — the bed in which a person is dying or has died; frequency rank 16691
- schoolgirl — A girl who goes to school.; frequency rank 16693
- archaeologist — A person who studies human history by digging up and examining old objects and remains.; frequency rank 16749
- ringer — a person who rings a bell, especially a church or public bell; frequency rank 17081
- guerrilla — A member of a small, unofficial armed group that fights a stronger force using surprise attacks.; frequency rank 17100
- nominee — A person who has been officially suggested for a job, position, or award.; frequency rank 17204
- dud — informal: a thing, person, or event that is defective, worthless, or unsuccessful; frequency rank 17273
- distributor — A company or person that supplies goods to shops and customers.; frequency rank 17342
- follower — A person who subscribes to someone's posts on social media.; frequency rank 17360
- raffle — a prize drawing in which people buy numbered tickets and winners are chosen at random; frequency rank 17885
- nobleman — A man of high social rank, especially one with an inherited title.; frequency rank 17894
- finder — a person who finds or discovers someone or something; frequency rank 17956
- thinker — A person who thinks deeply, especially an important intellectual or philosopher.; frequency rank 18139
- goner — informal: a person or thing that is doomed, ruined, or beyond rescue; frequency rank 18201
- stylist — A person whose job is to cut and arrange people's hair.; frequency rank 18362
- novice — a person who is new to and inexperienced in a field or activity; frequency rank 18364
- pedestrian — A person who is walking, especially in a street or area where there are vehicles.; frequency rank 18384
- caveman — an early human popularly imagined as living in caves; frequency rank 18653
- newscaster — A person who reads and presents the news on television or radio.; frequency rank 18953
- obituary — An article in a newspaper about a person who has recently died, often describing their life.; frequency rank 18973
- repression — The use of force or control to keep people from acting or speaking freely.; frequency rank 19306
- optimist — A person who expects good things to happen and looks on the bright side.; frequency rank 19481
- grocer — a person who owns or works in a shop that sells food and everyday household supplies; frequency rank 19599
- kicker — a person or animal that kicks; frequency rank 19876
- healthcare — The services that keep people healthy and treat illness.; frequency rank 20097
- ethic — A set of beliefs about what is right and wrong that guides a person or group.; frequency rank 20219
- mania — Excessive or unreasonable desire; insane passion affecting one or many people; fanaticism.; frequency rank 20513
- jeweler — A person who makes, repairs, or sells jewelry.; frequency rank 20849
- feller — a person whose work is cutting down trees; frequency rank 21058
- shopkeeper — A person who owns or runs a small shop.; frequency rank 21176
- lecturer — A person who gives lectures, especially as a teacher at a university or college.; frequency rank 21288
- catalyst — Something or someone that causes an important change or event to happen.; frequency rank 21475
- quicksand — loose, water-saturated sand that appears firm but gives way under weight and can trap people or objects; frequency rank 21712
- jailer — someone who guards prisoners; frequency rank 21773
- playwright — A person who writes plays for the theatre.; frequency rank 21950
- voter — A person who votes or has the right to vote in an election.; frequency rank 22074
- presenter — A person who introduces and hosts a TV or radio programme.; frequency rank 22109
- show-off — a person who deliberately displays their abilities or possessions to attract attention or admiration; frequency rank 22305
- spokesperson — A person who speaks officially on behalf of a group, company, or organization.; frequency rank 22579
- wiz — a person who is exceptionally clever, gifted or skilled in a particular area.; frequency rank 22594
- workforce — All the people who work for a company or on a project.; frequency rank 23064
- hatter — a person who makes, sells, or repairs hats; frequency rank 23201
- playmate — A companion, especially a child, that someone plays with.; frequency rank 23337
- outreach — organized efforts to contact and provide information or services to people who might otherwise lack access; frequency rank 23346
- nomad — A member of a group of people who move from place to place rather than living in one fixed home, often to find food or pasture for their animals.; frequency rank 23391
- programmer — A person who writes computer programs.; frequency rank 23618
- wheelbarrow — a small cart with one wheel at the front and two handles, pushed by a person to carry loads; frequency rank 23902
- giveaway — Something given to people for free, often to promote a product.; frequency rank 23903
- townspeople — the people who live in a particular town; frequency rank 24310
- sociology — the systematic study of society, social institutions, relationships, groups, and patterns of human behaviour; frequency rank 24662
- carpool — An arrangement where several people travel together in one car to save money and reduce traffic.; frequency rank 24928
- dropout — A person who leaves school or college before finishing their course.; frequency rank 25079
- mogul — A very rich or powerful person, especially in business or media.; frequency rank 25164
- laborer — A person who does hard physical work, especially work that needs strength rather than special skill.; frequency rank 25207
- legislature — The group of people with the power to make, change, and remove laws.; frequency rank 25374
- humbug — Dishonest talk or behaviour meant to trick people; nonsense.; frequency rank 25417
- proletariat — Wage earners collectively; people who own no capital and depend on their labour for survival; the working class, especially when seen as engaged in a class struggle with the bourgeoisie (“the capital-owning class”).; frequency rank 25448
- gook — An offensive slur for an Asian person.; frequency rank 25617
- breeder — a person who breeds animals or plants, especially as a job or serious activity; frequency rank 25659
- whisperer — a person who speaks very quietly or in whispers; frequency rank 25712
- iceman — A person who delivers or sells blocks of ice, especially before fridges were common.; frequency rank 25853
- dimple — a small natural hollow in the cheek or chin, especially one visible when a person smiles; frequency rank 26207
- villager — A person who lives in a village.; frequency rank 26390
- cyclist — A person who rides a bicycle.; frequency rank 26570
- workaholic — A person who feels they have to work all the time and finds it hard to stop.; frequency rank 27223
- tomboy — a girl who behaves or dresses in ways traditionally associated with boys; frequency rank 27269
- applicant — A person who formally asks for something such as a job, a place at a school, or admission.; frequency rank 27335
- handout — A printed sheet of information given out to people, for example in a class.; frequency rank 27568
- boatman — a person who operates or works on a small boat, especially one carrying passengers or goods; frequency rank 27694
- workman — A man who does physical or manual work for pay.; frequency rank 27963
- landowner — a person or organization that owns land; frequency rank 28030
- beater — a person employed during a hunt to drive birds or other game out of cover toward the hunters; frequency rank 28499
- pessimist — A person who always expects bad things to happen.; frequency rank 28582
- auditor — a qualified person who independently examines an organization's financial records and practices; frequency rank 28726
- educator — A person whose job is to teach or educate others.; frequency rank 29151
- gravestone — A stone placed on a grave that shows the name of the dead person.; frequency rank 29576
- redeemer — a person who saves another person, group, or cause from suffering, danger, failure, or disgrace; frequency rank 30106
- namesake — a person or thing that has the same name as another; frequency rank 30124
- certification — An official qualification proving that a person is able to do something.; frequency rank 30371
- gatekeeper — a person who guards or controls passage through a gate or entrance; frequency rank 30761
- Quaker — a member of the Religious Society of Friends, a Christian movement historically associated with pacifism, equality, and direct spiritual experience; frequency rank 31712
- Methodist — a member or adherent of Methodism, a Protestant Christian movement that grew from the eighteenth-century revival associated with John Wesley; frequency rank 32115
- countryman — A person from your own country.; frequency rank 32428
- broadcaster — A person who presents programmes on radio or television.; frequency rank 32450
- bigotry — intolerant prejudice against people because of their identity, beliefs, or membership in a group; frequency rank 32484
- pensioner — a person who receives a pension, especially after retirement; frequency rank 32720
- Māori — a member of the Indigenous Polynesian people of Aotearoa New Zealand; frequency rank 32836
- roomful — as many people or things as a room contains or can hold; frequency rank 35578
- swinger — a person who takes part in consensual partner-swapping or group sexual activity; frequency rank 36144
- sexism — Unfair treatment of people, especially women, because of their sex.; frequency rank 36337
- absentee — a person who is not present where they are supposed to be, such as at work or school; frequency rank 36728
- pawnbroker — A person who lends money in exchange for items that can be sold if the loan is not repaid.; frequency rank 37404
- shoplifter — A person who steals goods from a shop.; frequency rank 37645
- motorist — A person who drives a car.; frequency rank 37892
- dissident — A person who publicly disagrees with and opposes their government or its policies.; frequency rank 37966
- theorist — A person who develops or studies theories, especially in science or the arts.; frequency rank 38204
- walkabout — A public walk by a famous person to meet ordinary people informally.; frequency rank 38948
- retailer — A person or business that sells goods directly to customers.; frequency rank 39092
- creditor — a person, company, or institution to whom money is owed; frequency rank 39179
- prospector — a person who searches an area for valuable minerals, oil, or other natural resources; frequency rank 39299
- clamor — loud and persistent outcry from many people; frequency rank 39344
- assessor — a person whose job is to evaluate a person's work, ability, or compliance with a standard; frequency rank 39517
- cellist — A person who plays the cello.; frequency rank 39599
- importer — a person or company that brings goods or services into a country for sale; frequency rank 39992
- passerby — a person who happens to be walking or traveling past a place; frequency rank 40461
- tuner — a person who adjusts a piano or other instrument to the correct pitch; frequency rank 40535
- flatterer — a person who gives excessive or insincere praise, usually to gain favor; frequency rank 40947
- bulimia — An eating disorder in which a person eats large amounts of food and then forces themselves to vomit; frequency rank 41187
- ferryman — a man who operates a ferry or carries passengers across water by boat; frequency rank 41699
- humanist — A person who believes in human values and reason rather than in religion.; frequency rank 43272
- woodcutter — a person whose work is cutting down trees or cutting timber into firewood; frequency rank 43963
- rescuer — a person who saves someone or something from danger, harm, or captivity; frequency rank 44451
- worldview — The overall way a person or group sees and understands life and the world.; frequency rank 44607
- protester — A person who publicly shows strong disagreement with something, often as part of a group.; frequency rank 45107
- bookseller — a person whose business is selling books; frequency rank 47466
- reformer — a person who works to improve or change an institution, law, religion, or society; frequency rank 47976
- passer — a person who passes by a place, especially in the compound passer-by; frequency rank 50896
- deliverer — a person who rescues or frees others from danger, captivity, or oppression; frequency rank 51126
- legislator — A person who makes or votes on laws, especially a member of a parliament or congress.; frequency rank 51712
- proponent — A person who supports an idea, plan, or cause; an advocate.; frequency rank 52505
- islander — A person who lives on an island; frequency rank 53113
- intonation — the pattern of rising and falling pitch in a person's speech; frequency rank 53372
- profiteer — a person who makes excessive or unfair profit, especially from scarcity or an emergency; frequency rank 54118
- patrician — a member of the hereditary upper class in ancient Rome; frequency rank 55372
- salesmanship — The skill of persuading people to buy products, services, or ideas.; frequency rank 56927
- layabout — A lazy person who avoids work.; frequency rank 59591
- inheritor — a person who receives property, a title, or another possession by inheritance; frequency rank 59963
- skateboarder — a person who rides a skateboard; frequency rank 61602
- well-wisher — a person who hopes for and expresses support for another person's or cause's success or welfare; frequency rank 65284
- insurer — a person or organization that provides insurance and undertakes to pay for specified losses in return for premiums; frequency rank 66233
- furor — A sudden, widespread outburst of anger or excitement among many people.; frequency rank 66951
- suppressor — a person or thing that suppresses, restrains, or prevents something; frequency rank 69820
- triplet — a set or group of three related people or things; frequency rank 70613
- spokeswoman — A woman who speaks officially on behalf of a person or group.; frequency rank 72140
- shipper — a person or company that sends or arranges the transport of goods; frequency rank 73996
- doorkeeper — A person who guards an entrance and controls who goes in and out.; frequency rank 75670
- stilt — one of a pair of tall poles with raised footrests that allow a person to walk high above the ground; frequency rank 77209
- irradiation — the process of exposing a person, organism, food, or material to ionizing radiation; frequency rank 80097
- sorter — a person whose job is to separate or arrange items into groups or classes; frequency rank 81615
- boaster — a person who talks with excessive pride about their achievements or possessions; frequency rank 82259
- lawmaker — A person who creates or passes laws, such as a member of parliament or congress.; frequency rank 93911
- corrupter — a person, influence, or thing that morally degrades, debases, bribes, contaminates, or otherwise causes corruption; frequency rank 96151
- silly-billy — informal, especially British: a silly or foolish person, used as a mild or affectionate teasing expression; frequency rank 101847
- chewer — a person or animal that chews, especially a person who habitually chews tobacco; frequency rank 110645
- essayist — A person who writes essays.; frequency rank 117055
- aircrew — The team of people who operate an aircraft during a flight.; frequency rank 120998
- chooser — a person or thing that makes a choice; frequency rank 140254
- examinee — A person who is taking an examination or test.; frequency rank 163577
- wage-earner — a person who works in return for wages or a salary, especially as distinguished from an employer or someone living on investments; frequency rank 280412
- starer — a person who looks fixedly or for a long time; frequency rank 302570
- insulter — a person who insults another; frequency rank 323853
- habitant — A person who lives in a particular place.; frequency rank 324964
- cherisher — a person who protects, values, or lovingly cares for someone or something; frequency rank 474926
- fulfiller — a person or thing that carries out, completes, or brings something promised or expected into reality; frequency rank 623402
- cyberaddict — A person who is addicted to using computers or the Internet.
- first person
- netsurfer — A person who browses the Internet.
- second person
- third person
- lunatic — a person with severe mental illness
- mender — a person who repairs something
- so-and-so — an unspecified or unnamed person or thing
- entourage — A group of people who travel with and support an important person.

### C1
- jake — dated US slang, disparaging: an unsophisticated person from the countryside; a rustic or yokel; frequency rank 1465
- attorney — A lawyer; someone who advises people on legal matters and represents them in court.; frequency rank 2036
- spy — A person who secretly collects information about an enemy country, company, or person.; frequency rank 2495
- saint — A dead person officially recognised by a church as especially holy.; frequency rank 2677
- custody — The legal right and duty to care for someone, especially a child.; frequency rank 2686
- accused — The person charged with a crime in a court of law.; frequency rank 2795
- lad — A boy or young man.; frequency rank 3081
- hostage — A person held by force, used to make others do what the captor wants.; frequency rank 3845
- jersey — A shirt worn by a member of a sports team, often showing the player's name and number.; frequency rank 4055
- prosecutor — A lawyer who argues in court that an accused person is guilty of a crime.; frequency rank 4126
- mob — A large, disorderly crowd of people, often angry or violent.; frequency rank 4591
- handling — The way someone deals with or manages a situation, task, or people.; frequency rank 4933
- communist — A person who believes in communism, a system where property is owned by the community as a whole.; frequency rank 4944
- gathering — A meeting of people, often for a social or special occasion.; frequency rank 4987
- pistol — A lively, high-energy person.; frequency rank 5097
- lesbian — A woman who is sexually and romantically attracted to other women.; frequency rank 5316
- bachelor — A person, especially a man, who is socially regarded as able to marry, but has not yet.; frequency rank 5334
- ego — A person's sense of their own importance or value.; frequency rank 5506
- civilian — A person who is not a member of the armed forces or police.; frequency rank 5625
- assassin — a person who deliberately murders someone, especially a prominent person in a planned surprise attack; frequency rank 5865
- legacy — Something passed down from the past or from a person who came before.; frequency rank 5882
- riot — A violent disturbance by a large, uncontrolled crowd of people.; frequency rank 5884
- amateur — A person who does an activity for pleasure rather than as a paid job.; frequency rank 6024
- handful — A small number of people or things.; frequency rank 6587
- gypsy — A person who travels from place to place rather than living in one fixed home.; frequency rank 6600
- congressman — a male member of a congress, especially a member of the United States House of Representatives; frequency rank 6636
- backing — Support and approval given to a person, plan, or cause.; frequency rank 6684
- donor — A person who gives money or goods, especially to a charity.; frequency rank 6695
- enforcement — The act of making people obey a law, rule, or agreement.; frequency rank 6698
- prophet — A person believed to speak on behalf of God and deliver religious messages; frequency rank 6799
- preacher — A person whose job is to give religious talks and lead worship.; frequency rank 7388
- assassination — The murder of an important or famous person, usually for political reasons.; frequency rank 7618
- carrier — A person or thing that carries or transports something.; frequency rank 7661
- senor — a Spanish or Spanish-speaking man, especially when addressed or referred to with the title equivalent to Mr. or sir; frequency rank 7680
- jackass — informal and insulting: a foolish, stupid, or badly behaved person; frequency rank 7744
- injustice — Lack of fairness; a situation in which people are treated wrongly or unfairly.; frequency rank 7754
- petition — A formal written request, usually signed by many people, asking an authority to do something.; frequency rank 7879
- harassment — Repeated, deliberate behaviour that pesters, threatens, or intimidates someone.; frequency rank 8096
- carpenter — A person whose job is making and repairing wooden things; frequency rank 8321
- beacon — a fire, light, or signal used to warn or guide people; frequency rank 8505
- hostess — a woman who invites guests and entertains them, especially at her home or an event; frequency rank 9295
- contractor — A person or company hired to do a particular job under a contract, rather than as a regular employee.; frequency rank 9356
- aggression — Angry or violent behaviour or feelings towards another person.; frequency rank 9416
- hypocrite — A person who pretends to have beliefs or standards that their own actions do not match.; frequency rank 9655
- apprentice — A young person learning a skilled trade by working with an expert.; frequency rank 9664
- inmate — A person kept in a prison or jail.; frequency rank 9666
- tenant — A person who pays rent to use land or a building owned by someone else.; frequency rank 9897
- successor — A person who takes over a job, position, or title from someone else.; frequency rank 9982
- socialist — A person who supports socialism, a system in which the community or government controls how wealth and resources are shared.; frequency rank 10077
- debut — A person's first public performance or appearance.; frequency rank 10353
- sexuality — A person's sexual feelings, attractions, and identity.; frequency rank 10473
- congregation — A group of people gathered together for a religious service.; frequency rank 10595
- liaison — A person who passes information and helps two groups work together.; frequency rank 10985
- transit — The movement of people or goods from one place to another; frequency rank 11607
- sedative — a drug that calms a person or reduces nervous system activity, sometimes causing sleep; frequency rank 11724
- ladyship — a respectful title or form of reference for a woman who holds or is entitled to a rank of nobility; frequency rank 11872
- confrontation — An angry meeting or argument between people who disagree, often face to face.; frequency rank 11960
- indictment — A formal legal charge accusing someone of a serious crime.; frequency rank 12064
- casualty — A person killed or injured in an accident, disaster, or war.; frequency rank 12078
- solidarity — Unity and mutual support among a group of people who share the same goal or interest.; frequency rank 12129
- sarcasm — The use of remarks that clearly mean the opposite of what they say, in order to mock or insult someone.; frequency rank 12292
- hoax — a deliberately fabricated story, warning, or event intended to deceive people; frequency rank 12337
- pioneer — A person who is among the first to develop or explore a new area, idea, or activity.; frequency rank 12485
- fungus — Any member of the kingdom Fungi; a eukaryotic organism typically having chitin cell walls but no chlorophyll or plastids. Fungi may be unicellular or multicellular.; frequency rank 12606
- administrator — A person who manages or runs an organization, business, or government office.; frequency rank 12670
- commentator — A person who describes an event live on radio or television.; frequency rank 12770
- poll — A survey of people's opinions or voting intentions.; frequency rank 12836
- mythology — The collection of traditional stories of a people about gods, heroes, and the origins of the world.; frequency rank 12896
- chaplain — a member of the clergy or another religious representative appointed to serve an institution, group, or private household; frequency rank 13071
- counsellor — A person trained to give advice and support to people with problems.; frequency rank 13112
- aide — A person whose job is to help and assist someone important, such as a politician.; frequency rank 13183
- posture — The way a person holds and positions their body.; frequency rank 13278
- portfolio — A collection of a person's work shown to potential employers or clients.; frequency rank 13438
- duo — Two people who perform, work, or act together.; frequency rank 13461
- fiend — A cruel or evil person.; frequency rank 13569
- hostility — Strong unfriendliness or opposition towards someone or something.; frequency rank 13649
- capitalist — A person who invests money in business in order to make a profit.; frequency rank 14042
- midwife — A trained person who helps women during pregnancy and childbirth.; frequency rank 14185
- deceit — Dishonest behaviour that is meant to trick or mislead someone.; frequency rank 14198
- feminist — A person who supports equal rights for women and men.; frequency rank 14359
- slob — A lazy, untidy, or messy person.; frequency rank 14446
- quota — A fixed amount or share that someone is expected or allowed to have or produce.; frequency rank 14564
- activist — A person who works energetically to bring about social or political change.; frequency rank 14824
- swordsman — a person skilled in fighting or fencing with a sword; frequency rank 14890
- psyche — the human mind, especially its deep feelings, thoughts, and attitudes; frequency rank 15078
- succession — A number of people or things that follow one after another.; frequency rank 15118
- youngster — A young person, especially a child or teenager.; frequency rank 15337
- picket — a person or group stationed outside a workplace or other site to protest and discourage entry; frequency rank 15342
- spam — Unwanted emails or messages, usually advertising, sent to many people at once.; frequency rank 15519
- exploitation — The unfair treatment of people in order to benefit from their work or situation.; frequency rank 15802
- ranking — A person's or thing's position in an ordered list, showing relative quality or success.; frequency rank 15989
- genocide — The deliberate killing of a large group of people because of their ethnicity, religion, or nationality.; frequency rank 16082
- chaperone — a responsible adult who accompanies and supervises one or more younger people, historically for safety and social propriety; frequency rank 16216
- adolescent — A young person who is no longer a child but not yet an adult; a teenager.; frequency rank 16289
- turnout — The number of people who attend or take part in an event, especially an election.; frequency rank 16296
- gladiator — in ancient Rome, a trained fighter who took part in public arena combats against other people or animals; frequency rank 16353
- cannibal — a person who eats human flesh; frequency rank 16367
- landmark — A well-known building or feature that is easy to recognize and helps people find their way.; frequency rank 16405
- fanatic — A person with extreme, often unreasonable enthusiasm for a cause or belief.; frequency rank 16414
- councillor — A member of a local council, especially one elected to a city or town authority.; frequency rank 16442
- predecessor — A person who held a job or position before someone else.; frequency rank 16496
- friar — a male member of a Christian mendicant order, such as the Franciscans or Dominicans; frequency rank 16661
- endorsement — Public approval or support for a person, product, or idea.; frequency rank 16824
- insider — A person who has special knowledge about how a group, company, or organization works from within.; frequency rank 16857
- coordinator — A person whose job is to organize people or activities so they work well together.; frequency rank 17097
- recipient — A person who receives something.; frequency rank 17487
- temperament — A person's natural character, which shapes how they usually think, feel, and behave.; frequency rank 18040
- suitor — A man who wants to marry or have a romantic relationship with a particular woman.; frequency rank 18048
- coordination — The organizing of people or activities so they work well together.; frequency rank 18616
- heiress — A woman who has a right of inheritance or who stands to inherit.; frequency rank 18854
- vigil — a period of remaining awake to watch, guard, care for someone, or pray; frequency rank 19007
- alignment — Agreement or support between people, groups, or ideas.; frequency rank 19053
- hangman — an executioner whose duty is to put condemned people to death by hanging; frequency rank 19062
- silhouette — The dark shape and outline of someone or something seen against a lighter background.; frequency rank 19084
- tantrum — A sudden outburst of bad temper, especially by a child.; frequency rank 19216
- gent — an informal term for a man, especially one regarded as a gentleman; frequency rank 19477
- incest — sexual relations between people whose close family relationship makes such relations illegal or socially prohibited; frequency rank 19556
- tycoon — A wealthy and powerful business person.; frequency rank 19805
- exodus — The departure of a large number of people at the same time.; frequency rank 20061
- allegation — A claim, usually an accusation, that someone has done something wrong, made without proof.; frequency rank 20077
- insubordination — Refusal to obey orders or accept the authority of someone above you.; frequency rank 20204
- buffoon — A person who behaves in a ridiculous or foolish way.; frequency rank 20694
- promoter — a person or organization that actively supports or encourages a cause, activity, or development; frequency rank 20720
- autobiography — an account of a person's life written by that person; frequency rank 20799
- weakling — a physically weak or frail person; frequency rank 21001
- fiddler — A person who plays the violin, especially folk or traditional music.; frequency rank 21140
- taxpayer — A person who pays taxes.; frequency rank 21211
- tact — The skill of dealing with people sensitively and saying the right thing without causing offence.; frequency rank 21223
- longevity — a long life, or the length of time that a person or organism lives; frequency rank 21722
- trustee — A person who is legally responsible for managing property or money for someone else.; frequency rank 21843
- alchemist — a person who practices alchemy, historically seeking transformations such as turning base metals into gold; frequency rank 22379
- line-up — The group of people or things chosen to take part in an event, team, or show.; frequency rank 22388
- rapport — A close, friendly relationship in which people understand each other and communicate well.; frequency rank 22599
- collaborator — A person who works together with others on a shared task or goal.; frequency rank 22616
- anthropology — The scientific study of human beings, their societies, cultures, and development.; frequency rank 22745
- watchdog — a person or organization that keeps watch over others or monitors an institution or industry to prevent danger, illegality, abuse, waste, or unfairness; frequency rank 22856
- tot — informal: a very young child; frequency rank 22862
- physique — The shape and form of a person's body, especially when muscular.; frequency rank 23088
- godsend — a person or thing that arrives unexpectedly and provides urgently needed help or good fortune; frequency rank 23669
- shareholder — A person or organization that owns shares in a company.; frequency rank 23849
- anthropologist — A scientist who studies human societies, cultures, and origins.; frequency rank 23991
- terrier — Someone displaying terrier-like qualities such as determined pursuit.; frequency rank 24153
- extremist — A person who holds extreme political or religious views and may use extreme methods.; frequency rank 24467
- cynicism — A distrustful attitude that assumes people act only out of selfishness.; frequency rank 24649
- cynic — A person who believes people are selfish and expects the worst of them.; frequency rank 24676
- marksman — a person who is highly skilled at shooting accurately with a firearm, bow, or similar weapon; frequency rank 24690
- desertion — The act of abandoning a person, duty, or cause that you should support.; frequency rank 24945
- commendation — Praise or formal approval given to someone.; frequency rank 25101
- screenwriter — A person who writes the scripts for films or television programmes.; frequency rank 25563
- individuality — the qualities that make a person or thing different from everyone or everything else; frequency rank 25597
- memoir — A book in which someone writes about their own life and experiences.; frequency rank 25696
- liberator — a person, group, or thing that frees someone from captivity, oppression, or another constraint; frequency rank 25767
- sponsorship — Financial or other support given by a sponsor to a person, event, or organization.; frequency rank 26123
- devotee — A person who is extremely enthusiastic about and devoted to something.; frequency rank 26373
- reassurance — Words or actions that make someone feel less worried and more confident.; frequency rank 26392
- realist — A person who accepts situations as they truly are and deals with them in a practical way.; frequency rank 26644
- comer — a person who is showing promise and is likely to become successful; frequency rank 26847
- counterpart — A person or thing that has the same role or function as another in a different place or system.; frequency rank 26867
- apprenticeship — A period of training in which someone learns a skilled trade by working with an expert.; frequency rank 27208
- aviator — a person who flies or operates an aircraft, especially a military or early aircraft pilot; frequency rank 27689
- upstart — a person who has risen suddenly to wealth, power, or importance and is regarded as arrogant or presumptuous; frequency rank 27968
- regulator — An official person or body that sets and enforces the rules of an industry or activity.; frequency rank 28393
- impersonation — The act of pretending to be another person.; frequency rank 28628
- overseer — A person who watches over and directs the work of others.; frequency rank 29012
- dunce — a person regarded as slow to learn or lacking intelligence, often used as an insult; frequency rank 29071
- overlord — a person who has general authority over others; frequency rank 29204
- chambermaid — a woman employed to clean and care for bedrooms, now chiefly in a hotel and historically in a private household; frequency rank 29902
- awkwardness — the inelegance of someone stiff and unrelaxed; frequency rank 30105
- impersonator — An entertainer who copies the voice and manner of famous people.; frequency rank 30165
- protege — a less experienced person whose career or development is guided and supported by an influential mentor; frequency rank 30194
- occupant — A person who lives in or uses a place such as a house, room, or vehicle.; frequency rank 30260
- malay — a member of a Southeast Asian people native especially to the Malay Peninsula and parts of the Malay Archipelago; frequency rank 30351
- compatibility — the ability of people, ideas, or things to exist or work together without conflict; frequency rank 31429
- depiction — A picture or description of someone or something.; frequency rank 31524
- dolt — a stupid or slow-witted person; frequency rank 31668
- veneration — Deep respect, reverence, or admiration for someone or something.; frequency rank 31978
- portrayal — The way someone or something is described or represented.; frequency rank 32358
- subscriber — A person who pays to regularly receive a publication or service.; frequency rank 32922
- stenographer — a person trained to transcribe speech rapidly using shorthand or a stenotype machine; frequency rank 33089
- backer — a person or organization that supports a person, cause, or project, especially by providing money; frequency rank 33299
- quirk — An unusual habit or feature of someone's personality.; frequency rank 33338
- alienation — (law) the voluntary and absolute transfer of title and possession of real property from one person to another; frequency rank 33598
- visage — the appearance conveyed by a person's face; frequency rank 33780
- torturer — a person who deliberately inflicts severe physical or mental pain, often to punish, intimidate, or obtain information; frequency rank 33892
- cherub — in Western art, an angel represented as a small, plump, winged child; frequency rank 34767
- repute — The opinion people have of someone or something, especially a good reputation.; frequency rank 35720
- peephole — a small opening, especially in a door, through which someone can look without being seen; frequency rank 35774
- contributor — A person or thing that helps to cause or create something.; frequency rank 35827
- debtor — A person or firm that owes money; one in debt; one who owes a debt.; frequency rank 37056
- beholder — a person who becomes aware (of things or events) through the senses; frequency rank 37151
- altruism — Unselfish concern for the welfare and happiness of other people.; frequency rank 38579
- letterhead — a printed heading on stationery that identifies a person or organization, often with an address and logo; frequency rank 38715
- underling — a person of lower rank who works for or is controlled by someone more powerful, often used disparagingly; frequency rank 39160
- conspirator — a person who joins others in a secret plan, especially one that is unlawful or harmful; frequency rank 39876
- monogram — a design made by combining or interweaving a person's or organization's initials as an identifying mark; frequency rank 40696
- captor — a person or group that captures and holds a person, animal, or place; frequency rank 40908
- self-worth — The sense that you are a good and valuable person.; frequency rank 41446
- hawker — someone who travels about selling his wares (as on the streets or at carnivals); frequency rank 41753
- deary — an affectionate, old-fashioned, or sometimes patronizing form of address, especially to a woman or child; frequency rank 42341
- preserver — a person or thing that protects someone or keeps something safe from harm or destruction; frequency rank 42934
- mountaineer — A person who climbs mountains for sport or pleasure.; frequency rank 43019
- settee — A long padded seat with a back and arms for two or more people; a sofa.; frequency rank 44215
- petitioner — Someone who presents a petition to some person in authority.; frequency rank 44603
- exhibitionist — someone who behaves in a way designed to attract attention to themselves; frequency rank 45429
- egoist — a person who is chiefly concerned with their own interests and gives little regard to others; frequency rank 46111
- whaler — a person who hunts whales or works in the whaling industry; frequency rank 46974
- stargazer — a person who observes the stars, especially an amateur astronomer; frequency rank 47644
- personage — A person, especially one who is famous or important.; frequency rank 48562
- dignitary — a person who holds a high rank or important public office; frequency rank 48580
- possessor — A person who owns or holds something.; frequency rank 50808
- deckhand — a member of a ship or boat crew who performs manual work on deck; frequency rank 51311
- comradeship — friendship, trust, and solidarity among people who live, work, or face difficulty together; frequency rank 54407
- discoverer — One who discovers: a person who has discovered something.; frequency rank 54727
- worshipper — a person who worships a god, especially one attending a religious service; frequency rank 55344
- chauffer — A misspelling of chauffeur, a person employed to drive someone's car.; frequency rank 57729
- straggler — a person or animal that falls behind or becomes separated from a group; frequency rank 60361
- despotism — Government by a despot or despots: rule by a singular authority, either a single person or a tight-knit group, which rules with absolute power, especially in a cruel and oppressive way.; frequency rank 61687
- confectioner — a person or business that makes or sells sweets, chocolates, cakes, or other confections; frequency rank 62056
- gainer — a person who gains something, such as an advantage or profits; frequency rank 62539
- speculator — a person who buys or sells assets in the hope of profiting from uncertain price changes; frequency rank 62730
- egotist — a person with an exaggerated sense of their own importance who speaks or thinks excessively about themself; frequency rank 63647
- inquirer — formal: a person who asks a question or seeks information; frequency rank 63729
- futurist — a person who studies current trends in order to forecast possible future developments; frequency rank 64072
- violator — a person or organization that infringes a law, rule, agreement, right, boundary, or another person's bodily autonomy; frequency rank 65042
- poetess — A woman who writes poetry.; frequency rank 65213
- laugher — a person who laughs, especially one with a characteristic or frequent laugh; frequency rank 65240
- credential — A qualification, achievement, or document that proves someone's status, skill, or right to do something.; frequency rank 65526
- outdoorsman — chiefly North American, a man experienced in outdoor pursuits such as hiking, hunting, fishing, or camping; frequency rank 68638
- householder — a person who owns or rents a house and is responsible for it and its expenses; frequency rank 70213
- footfall — the sound of a person's footsteps, or a single step making such a sound; frequency rank 73936
- dramatist — A person who writes plays.; frequency rank 78286
- schoolmistress — a woman who teaches in or is in charge of a school, now chiefly in historical contexts; frequency rank 79667
- folktale — A traditional story passed down by word of mouth among ordinary people.; frequency rank 90850
- introducer — a person or thing that brings someone, something, or an idea into use, notice, or acquaintance; frequency rank 101711
- balloonist — a person who pilots or travels in a balloon, especially a hot-air or gas balloon; frequency rank 105397
- intermarriage — marriage between people from different racial, ethnic, religious, social, or national groups; frequency rank 105610
- workflow — the sequence of steps, people, and tools by which work is completed; frequency rank 106124
- beefeater — a person who eats beef, especially one characterized as eating a great deal of it; frequency rank 106993
- perfumer — a person who creates, blends, or sells perfumes; frequency rank 112093
- attractor — a person, thing, or quality that draws interest, attention, or other things toward it; frequency rank 112397
- indenture — a formal contract binding a person to work for another for a fixed period, especially as an apprentice or servant; frequency rank 112852
- internationalist — a person who supports cooperation and solidarity among nations rather than narrow national self-interest; frequency rank 115686
- disturber — a person or thing that interrupts peace, order, concentration, or normal activity; frequency rank 117945
- coattail — usually plural: another person's success or influence from which an associate gains an advantage; frequency rank 121263
- cottager — a person who lives in or occupies a cottage, sometimes especially a holiday cottage; frequency rank 126243
- premolar — a tooth situated between a canine and a molar; in an adult human, one of the eight teeth also called bicuspids; frequency rank 148661
- reciter — a person who recites a poem, speech, or other text aloud, often from memory; frequency rank 178114
- protectionist — a person who supports tariffs, quotas, or other government barriers to imports in order to protect domestic producers; frequency rank 182075
- unfamiliarity — lack of knowledge, experience, or acquaintance with someone or something; frequency rank 197763
- demography — The study of human populations and how they change in size and makeup; frequency rank 244134
- swearer — a person who swears an oath or gives sworn testimony; frequency rank 255226
- discordance — disagreement, inconsistency, or lack of harmony between people, ideas, or facts; frequency rank 257645
- babyhood — the period of a person's life when they are a baby; infancy; frequency rank 258390
- refiner — a person or company that purifies or processes a raw substance such as oil, sugar, or metal; frequency rank 277158
- contriver — a person who devises a plan, system, invention, or other creation; frequency rank 299773
- grantee — a person or organization that receives a grant, award, right, or privilege; frequency rank 321722
- quean — archaic or dialect, disparaging: a woman or girl; frequency rank 368436
- patentee — a person or organization to whom a patent has been granted; frequency rank 428989
- clairvoyant — a person who claims to have the ability to perceive events in the future or beyond normal sensory contact
- diatribe — a forceful and bitter verbal attack against someone or something
- gawker — a person who stares openly and often rudely
- infatuation — an intense but short-lived passion or admiration for someone or something
- seer — a person who is able to predict the future or has insight into future events
- cultivator — a person or tool that cultivates land, plants, or crops
- moralist — a person who teaches, studies, or emphasizes moral principles
- gold seeker — a person who searches or prospects for gold, especially someone drawn to a gold-rush region
- taxer — a person or authority that imposes or assesses taxes
- ragtag — Made up of a mixed, poorly organized, or shabby collection of people or things.
- astroturf — to manufacture apparent public support for a cause or product while disguising its organized sponsorship

### C2
- standing — A person's or group's status, rank, or reputation.; frequency rank 934
- monsieur — A man, especially a French gentleman.; frequency rank 2330
- donna — an Italian title meaning lady, especially one applied to a woman of rank; frequency rank 2895
- slut — offensive: a person, especially a woman, contemptuously judged to be sexually promiscuous; frequency rank 3921
- sonny — an informal, often affectionate form of address to a boy or younger man; frequency rank 4070
- rascal — A dishonest person; a rogue, a scoundrel, a trickster.; frequency rank 5197
- mademoiselle — A young woman or girl, especially one who is French or French-speaking.; frequency rank 5331
- nigger — extremely offensive racial slur directed at a Black person; included for understanding historical texts, never as a neutral term; frequency rank 5344
- rogue — A scoundrel, rascal or unprincipled, deceitful, and unreliable person.; frequency rank 6427
- madman — an insane person; frequency rank 7415
- Negro — dated and now generally offensive: a historical racial label for a Black person; retained in quotations and some historical institutional names; frequency rank 8375
- informant — A person who secretly gives information, especially to the police.; frequency rank 8407
- douche — offensive slang: an unpleasant, contemptible, or obnoxious person; frequency rank 8897
- rover — a person who wanders or travels without settling in one place; frequency rank 9089
- thug — a violent criminal or a person hired to intimidate or attack others; frequency rank 9149
- chauffeur — a person employed to drive a private or luxury passenger vehicle; frequency rank 9202
- wretch — An unhappy, unfortunate, or miserable person.; frequency rank 9535
- sawyer — a person employed to saw wood, especially timber in a sawpit or sawmill; frequency rank 9837
- legion — A very large number of people or things.; frequency rank 9848
- believer — A person who believes; especially regarding religion.; frequency rank 10046
- valet — a person that will park and fetch cars for people using a business, restaurant or service; frequency rank 10448
- mutt — informal: a foolish, contemptible, or irritating person; frequency rank 10711
- hag — an insulting term for an old woman regarded as ugly, unpleasant, or frightening; frequency rank 10788
- ducky — informal, especially British and sometimes dated: an affectionate form of address for a person; frequency rank 11377
- syndicate — a group of people or organizations that combine resources to carry out a business, project, or shared purpose; frequency rank 11703
- signor — a courtesy title used before the name of, or in addressing, an Italian man; equivalent to Mr. or sir; frequency rank 11754
- posse — a group of people summoned by a law officer to help keep order or pursue a suspect; frequency rank 11917
- adios — goodbye; used when parting from someone; frequency rank 11967
- afar — A member of the people who speak this language and reside in these regions.; frequency rank 12092
- signora — an Italian title of respect or form of address for a woman, equivalent to Mrs. or madam; frequency rank 12199
- perpetrator — a person who commits a crime, harmful act, or other wrongdoing; frequency rank 12224
- watchman — A man set to watch: a man who keeps guard, especially one who guards a building, or the streets of a city, by night; (loosely) any such person of any sex or gender.; frequency rank 12245
- viper — a person who is considered dangerous; frequency rank 12263
- wraith — A ghost or specter, especially a person's likeness seen just after their death.; frequency rank 12291
- babu — South Asian, often historical in English: a respectful title or form of address for a man, commonly placed after a personal name; frequency rank 12657
- matron — a married woman, usually middle-aged with children, who is staid and dignified; frequency rank 12678
- wench — a girl or young woman; now dated and often humorous, dismissive, or offensive; frequency rank 12953
- loony — informal and potentially offensive: a person regarded as foolish, eccentric, or mentally unstable; frequency rank 13108
- goblin — a small, grotesque, supernatural, and folkloric creature that makes trouble for human beings; frequency rank 13152
- artifact — An object made by people, especially an old or historically interesting one; frequency rank 13237
- pagan — a follower of a polytheistic, nature-centered, or pre-Christian religion, including a person in a modern Pagan tradition; frequency rank 13272
- feud — a long and bitter quarrel between people, families, or groups, sometimes involving violence; frequency rank 13324
- booby — a foolish or inept person; dated and insulting; frequency rank 13441
- ahoy — nautical: used to hail a ship, lookout, or person and attract attention; frequency rank 13870
- girlie — informal, often dated: a girl or young woman, sometimes used as an affectionate form of address; frequency rank 14131
- assailant — a person who physically attacks another person; frequency rank 14233
- felon — a person who has committed or been convicted of a felony, especially in United States law; frequency rank 14260
- snob — a person who looks down on people considered socially inferior or tries to display supposedly superior taste or status; frequency rank 14295
- proctor — especially in the US, a person who supervises an examination to prevent cheating; frequency rank 14357
- concubine — historical: a woman recognized as a man's sexual partner but given lower social or legal status than a wife; frequency rank 14495
- horoscope — an astrological forecast of a person's future, often published according to their zodiac sign; frequency rank 14652
- etiquette — The manners or decent behaviour to be observed in social or professional life; conventional decorum; the ceremonial code of polite society.; frequency rank 14834
- florist — a person who grows, arranges, or sells cut flowers and ornamental plants; frequency rank 15081
- cutler — a person who makes, repairs, or sells knives and other cutlery; frequency rank 15109
- Hun — a member of a nomadic confederation that entered Europe in late antiquity and reached its greatest power under Attila in the fifth century; frequency rank 15183
- navigator — in earlier times, a person who explored by ship; frequency rank 15510
- exorcism — A ritual performed to drive out an evil spirit from a person, place, or thing.; frequency rank 15549
- hermit — A person who lives alone and avoids the company of others.; frequency rank 15597
- smuggler — a person who secretly and illegally carries goods or people into or out of a country or restricted area; frequency rank 15600
- guillotine — a machine for executing a person by dropping a heavy blade through the neck; frequency rank 15676
- draper — a person who sells cloth, curtains, and related textile goods; frequency rank 15797
- scapegoat — Someone unfairly blamed or punished for some failure.; frequency rank 15829
- eunuch — a man who has been castrated; frequency rank 15843
- anarchist — a person who advocates anarchism, seeking a society organized without a coercive state or imposed hierarchy; frequency rank 16190
- damsel — dated or literary: a young unmarried woman, especially one of noble birth; frequency rank 16365
- bridesmaid — a person, traditionally a woman, who attends and supports a bride at a wedding; frequency rank 16490
- curator — A person who manages and organizes a collection in a museum, gallery, or library.; frequency rank 17107
- maverick — Someone who thinks and acts independently and refuses to follow the usual rules.; frequency rank 17902
- alderman — a member of a municipal council, especially in a city or in a historical system of local government; frequency rank 17917
- cordon — A line of people or barriers placed around an area to guard or block it.; frequency rank 18046
- conqueror — Someone who conquers.; frequency rank 18234
- chivalry — honourable, generous, and courteous conduct, especially toward someone perceived as vulnerable; frequency rank 18348
- cadaver — the dead body of a human being; frequency rank 18522
- avenger — a person who punishes someone in return for a wrong or injury; frequency rank 18632
- emissary — An agent sent on a mission to represent the interests of someone else.; frequency rank 19060
- heresy — A doctrine held by a member of a religion at variance or conflict with established religious beliefs.; frequency rank 19102
- gentry — People of education and good breeding.; frequency rank 19155
- Neanderthal — a member of an extinct human species, Homo neanderthalensis, that lived in Europe and western Asia until about 40,000 years ago; frequency rank 19202
- beneficiary — A person who gains an advantage or benefit from something.; frequency rank 19257
- heretic — Someone whose beliefs are contrary to the fundamental tenets of a religion they claim to belong to.; frequency rank 19303
- senorita — a Spanish or Spanish-speaking girl or unmarried young woman, especially when addressed or referred to with the title equivalent to Miss; frequency rank 19321
- deadbeat — informal, disparaging: a lazy or irresponsible person who avoids work or depends on others for support; frequency rank 19322
- quartet — four people considered as a unit; frequency rank 19394
- stroller — a person taking a leisurely walk; frequency rank 20011
- nowt — A dumb, crass, or clumsy person, or a person who is difficult or stubborn.; frequency rank 20090
- headmistress — A woman who is in charge of a school.; frequency rank 20319
- innkeeper — a person who owns or manages an inn; frequency rank 20344
- matchmaker — someone who arranges (or tries to arrange) marriages for others; frequency rank 20454
- swindler — a person who obtains money or property from others through deception or fraud; frequency rank 20565
- exorcist — A person who performs rituals to drive out evil spirits.; frequency rank 20816
- courtesan — historical: a woman who had wealthy or powerful lovers or clients, often in exchange for financial support and with access to elite society; frequency rank 20817
- seamstress — A woman who sews clothes professionally.; frequency rank 20853
- prerogative — a right or privilege belonging exclusively to a particular person, group, or position; frequency rank 20893
- pickpocket — a thief who secretly steals from people's pockets or bags in public places; frequency rank 20902
- Basque — the language of the Basque people, spoken in parts of northern Spain and southwestern France and not known to be related to any other living language; frequency rank 21105
- blockhead — a stupid or slow-witted person; an insulting term; frequency rank 21199
- posterity — All future generations of people.; frequency rank 21420
- stint — an individual's prescribed share of work; frequency rank 21637
- spinster — dated and often disparaging: an unmarried woman, especially one regarded as past the usual age for marriage; frequency rank 21652
- harlot — dated and offensive: a woman described as a prostitute or as sexually promiscuous; frequency rank 21873
- signorina — an Italian title or form of address traditionally used for an unmarried woman or young woman; frequency rank 22122
- minx — A flirtatious, impudent, or pert young woman.; frequency rank 22328
- shoemaker — a person who makes or repairs shoes; frequency rank 22346
- charlatan — a person who falsely claims to have special knowledge or skill, usually in order to deceive others; frequency rank 22359
- infidel — historical and often offensive: a person regarded as not accepting the religion considered true by the speaker; frequency rank 22653
- coachman — A man who drives a horse-drawn coach, a male coach driver.; frequency rank 22759
- knave — dated: a dishonest, deceitful, or unscrupulous man; frequency rank 22760
- serenade — a song or musical performance given for someone, traditionally outdoors in the evening as an expression of love; frequency rank 22767
- bystander — a person who is present at an event but does not take part; frequency rank 22973
- layman — Someone who is not a professional in a given field.; frequency rank 23154
- ninny — A silly or foolish person.; frequency rank 23243
- puma — A woman in her 20s or 30s who seeks relationships with younger men; a younger cougar.; frequency rank 23281
- mobster — a member of an organized criminal gang, especially the Mafia; frequency rank 23309
- forger — a person who fraudulently makes or alters documents, money, art, or other objects; frequency rank 23546
- stowaway — a person who secretly hides aboard a ship, aircraft, train, or other vehicle in order to travel without permission or payment; frequency rank 23684
- mystique — An air of mystery, fascination, or special importance surrounding a person or thing.; frequency rank 23733
- loon — A crazy or deranged person; a lunatic.; frequency rank 23897
- lumberjack — a person whose work is to fell trees.; frequency rank 23915
- ringleader — a person who leads (especially in illicit activities); frequency rank 23972
- poacher — someone who hunts or fishes illegally on the property of another; frequency rank 24113
- crucifixion — execution by fastening a person to a cross or upright structure and leaving them to die; frequency rank 24322
- lout — a rude, aggressive, or badly behaved man or boy; frequency rank 24793
- simpleton — a person lacking intelligence or common sense; frequency rank 24838
- wer — historical: a man, or the monetary value assigned to a man's life under early Germanic law; frequency rank 24913
- philanthropist — A person who gives money and help to good causes to improve people's lives.; frequency rank 25027
- barmaid — chiefly British: a woman who serves drinks in a bar or pub; frequency rank 25100
- inquisitor — a person who asks questions in a searching, persistent, or harsh manner; frequency rank 25158
- squaw — dated and offensive: a Native American woman or wife; frequency rank 25186
- ruffian — A scoundrel, rascal, or unprincipled, deceitful, brutal and unreliable person.; frequency rank 25257
- sportsman — A man who engages in sports; an athlete.; frequency rank 25431
- recluse — A person who chooses to live alone and avoid other people.; frequency rank 25489
- cannibalism — the practice of a human eating human flesh; frequency rank 25651
- embodiment — A person or thing that is a perfect example of an idea or quality.; frequency rank 25950
- esquire — in the United States, a lawyer, especially when Esquire or Esq. is placed after the person's name; frequency rank 26289
- bigot — a person who is obstinately prejudiced against people with different identities, beliefs, or opinions; frequency rank 26403
- viscount — a member of the British or certain other peerages ranking below an earl or count and above a baron; frequency rank 26550
- strategist — a person who devises strategies.; frequency rank 26712
- ode — a formal lyric poem, often addressed to and celebrating or reflecting on a person, event, object, or idea; frequency rank 27245
- colossus — a person or thing of immense size, power, or importance; frequency rank 27533
- deterrent — Something that discourages people from doing something.; frequency rank 27640
- watchtower — a tower from which a lookout watches for danger, fire, escape, or approaching people; frequency rank 27669
- vandal — A person who deliberately destroys or damages property, especially other people's.; frequency rank 27708
- practitioner — A person who works in a profession or skilled field, especially medicine or law.; frequency rank 27883
- footman — A man in waiting; a male servant whose duties are to attend the door, the carriage, the table, etc.; frequency rank 27997
- cinematographer — The person in charge of the camera work and lighting when making a film.; frequency rank 28488
- demos — the ordinary citizens or common people of an ancient Greek city-state; by extension, the populace or citizen body of a democracy; frequency rank 28496
- fornication — sexual intercourse between people who are not married to each other, especially when regarded as illicit in religious or legal doctrine; frequency rank 28498
- ingrate — A person who shows no gratitude for what they have been given.; frequency rank 28624
- magnate — A very rich and powerful person in business or industry.; frequency rank 28784
- vassal — a person holding a fief; frequency rank 28892
- opportunist — a person who exploits circumstances for personal advantage, often without regard for principles or consequences; frequency rank 29028
- tapeworm — a long, flat parasitic worm that lives as an adult in the intestine of a human or other vertebrate; frequency rank 29145
- presbyterian — a member of a Protestant church governed by elected elders; frequency rank 29623
- debutante — a young woman formally introduced into fashionable society, traditionally at a ball or reception; frequency rank 29680
- cameo — a small but noticeable role or appearance by a well-known person in a film, play, or other work; frequency rank 29750
- habeas — law: habeas corpus, especially a petition, proceeding, or writ seeking judicial review of a person's detention; frequency rank 29894
- euthanasia — the intentional ending of a person or animal's life in a painless way to relieve incurable suffering; frequency rank 30000
- Jesuit — a member of the Society of Jesus, a Roman Catholic religious order; frequency rank 30212
- workhouse — historically in Britain, an institution where poor people received lodging and food in return for compulsory labor; frequency rank 30307
- intermediary — A person who acts as a link between two sides to help them reach an agreement.; frequency rank 30454
- kidder — informal: a person who jokes, teases, or tries to deceive others playfully; frequency rank 30534
- nursemaid — a woman or girl employed to look after young children; frequency rank 30842
- allotment — An amount of something given to a person or set aside for a purpose.; frequency rank 31032
- imperialist — a person who supports or practices imperialism; frequency rank 31073
- gamekeeper — a person employed to manage game animals and their habitat on an estate, especially for hunting; frequency rank 31108
- philistine — A person who has no interest in or appreciation of art and culture.; frequency rank 31238
- crone — disparaging or literary: an old woman, especially one portrayed as ugly or frightening; frequency rank 31438
- Athenian — a native, citizen, or inhabitant of Athens, especially of ancient Athens; frequency rank 31930
- gentile — a person who is not Jewish, often written with an initial capital; frequency rank 31965
- skeptic — someone who habitually doubts accepted beliefs; frequency rank 31974
- dais — a raised platform that gives prominence to a speaker, honored person, throne, or table; frequency rank 31999
- epitaph — an inscription on a grave or monument commemorating the person buried there; frequency rank 32148
- figurine — a small sculpted or moulded representation of a person, animal, or imaginary figure, often made as an ornament or collectible; frequency rank 32525
- nipper — informal, chiefly British: a young child; frequency rank 32816
- abductor — a person who unlawfully carries someone away and holds them captive; frequency rank 32857
- marauder — a person or member of a group that roams about to raid, steal, or attack; frequency rank 32923
- hypochondriac — a person persistently and excessively anxious about having or developing illness; frequency rank 32993
- Toda — a member of an Indigenous Dravidian people of the Nilgiri Hills in Tamil Nadu, southern India; frequency rank 33091
- gravedigger — a person employed to dig graves and prepare them for burial; frequency rank 33204
- freedman — a man who has been released from slavery, especially when his legal status is distinguished from that of a freeborn person; frequency rank 33306
- helmsman — a person who steers a ship or boat; frequency rank 33367
- waterman — a person who lives or works on the water, especially a boatman who carries passengers or goods on a river or canal; frequency rank 33737
- organist — a person who plays an organ; frequency rank 33924
- squatter — a person who occupies land or a building without legal title, permission, or a tenancy agreement; frequency rank 34371
- seducer — a person who deliberately attracts or persuades someone into a sexual relationship, often insincerely or manipulatively; frequency rank 34466
- telepath — a person believed or imagined to communicate thoughts directly without speech or other physical signals; frequency rank 34712
- harbinger — A person or thing that foreshadows or foretells the coming of someone or something.; frequency rank 34802
- woodman — a person whose work is cutting trees or chopping and preparing wood; frequency rank 34979
- virtuoso — A person who is extremely skilled, especially a brilliant musician.; frequency rank 35173
- purser — a senior crew member on a passenger ship or aircraft responsible for passengers and administrative matters; frequency rank 35211
- effigy — a representation of a person (especially in the form of sculpture); frequency rank 35488
- sharpshooter — a person highly skilled at shooting accurately, especially with a rifle; frequency rank 36369
- windbag — a person who talks at excessive length, often pompously, while saying little of value; frequency rank 36696
- throwback — a reappearance of an ancestral trait or a person or thing resembling an earlier type; frequency rank 37046
- strumpet — old-fashioned and disparaging: a woman who sells sex; frequency rank 37723
- workday — a day on which a person normally works rather than taking time off; frequency rank 38151
- mulatto — offensive and dated: a historical racial label for a person of mixed Black and white ancestry, especially someone with one Black and one white parent; frequency rank 38170
- wile — a clever trick or persuasive stratagem intended to deceive or manipulate someone, often used in the plural; frequency rank 38305
- undersigned — the person or people whose signatures appear at the end of a document; frequency rank 38504
- bodice — the fitted upper part of a woman's dress, above the waist; frequency rank 38733
- orc — in fantasy literature and games, a member of a race of aggressive, often monstrous humanoid creatures; frequency rank 38795
- fishmonger — a person whose trade is selling fish and seafood; frequency rank 39068
- fathead — informal and insulting: a stupid or foolish person; frequency rank 39112
- agitator — a person who vigorously stirs others into political or social action, often a disapproving label for a protest organizer; frequency rank 39155
- caddie — a person who carries a golfer's clubs and may give advice during play; frequency rank 39302
- impresario — A person who organizes and finances concerts, plays, or other entertainment.; frequency rank 39390
- yokel — a person who is not very intelligent or interested in culture; frequency rank 39615
- foundling — an abandoned infant or child whose parents are unknown; frequency rank 39904
- biographer — a person who writes an account of someone else's life, especially as a profession; frequency rank 40399
- backboard — a rigid board used to support or straighten a person's back, historically as a posture-training device; frequency rank 40783
- toady — a person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantage; frequency rank 40875
- levitation — the phenomenon of a person or thing rising into the air by apparently supernatural means; frequency rank 41031
- milieu — The social setting or surroundings in which someone lives or works.; frequency rank 41239
- archetype — A perfect or typical example of a kind of person or thing.; frequency rank 41999
- faun — in Roman mythology and later art, a rustic nature spirit represented as partly human and partly goat; frequency rank 42063
- satyr — a male woodland spirit in ancient Greek mythology, associated with Dionysus and represented with both human and animal features; frequency rank 42065
- ringmaster — the person who directs and announces the acts in a circus ring; frequency rank 42264
- retinue — A group of attendants or servants, especially of someone considered important.; frequency rank 42887
- dervish — a member of a Sufi Muslim religious order, traditionally committed to poverty and devotional discipline; frequency rank 43053
- necromancer — a person believed to communicate with the dead for divination or to summon or control the dead by magic; frequency rank 43056
- instigator — someone who deliberately foments trouble; frequency rank 43148
- trespasser — a person who enters or remains on another person's land or property without permission or legal right; frequency rank 43366
- braggart — a person who boasts loudly or habitually; frequency rank 43561
- megalomaniac — a person obsessed with power or convinced of their own exceptional greatness and importance; frequency rank 43711
- angler — a person who catches fish with a rod, hook, and line, especially for recreation; frequency rank 43716
- ethos — The set of values, beliefs, and character that define a person, group, or culture.; frequency rank 43778
- hairball — a compact mass of swallowed hair or fur formed in the digestive tract of a person or animal; a trichobezoar; frequency rank 43846
- homunculus — A miniature man, once imagined by spermists to be present in human sperm.; frequency rank 44000
- courtier — a person who attends or serves a monarch at a royal court; frequency rank 44263
- Berber — a member of one of the Indigenous peoples of North Africa; many people prefer the self-designation Amazigh, plural Imazighen; frequency rank 44320
- baronet — a man holding a hereditary British title below a baron but above most knights; frequency rank 44963
- cattleman — a person who owns, raises, or manages cattle, especially on a ranch; frequency rank 45034
- bromide — A dull person with conventional thoughts.; frequency rank 45520
- individualism — The belief that the freedom and self-reliance of each person matter more than the group or the state.; frequency rank 45582
- boyar — a member of the high hereditary aristocracy of medieval and early modern Russia or another Eastern European state; frequency rank 46348
- tobacconist — a person who sells tobacco, cigarettes, cigars, pipes, and related goods; frequency rank 46800
- solver — a person or thing that finds the answer to a problem, puzzle, or equation; frequency rank 47204
- anathema — something or someone intensely disliked, rejected, or regarded as wholly unacceptable; frequency rank 47420
- microcosm — The human body; a person.; frequency rank 48135
- fingertip — The tip of the human finger.; frequency rank 48351
- prig — a smug, self-righteous person who is excessively proper or disapproving; frequency rank 48501
- linchpin — a person or thing essential to the stability or success of a system or plan; frequency rank 48656
- taskmaster — a person who imposes hard, continuous, or exacting work on others; frequency rank 48705
- sibyl — in the ancient world, a woman believed to deliver divine prophecies or oracles; frequency rank 48788
- bigamist — a person who marries someone while still legally married to another person; frequency rank 49077
- drudge — a person made to do hard, dull, or menial work; frequency rank 49128
- codger — An amusingly eccentric or grumpy and usually elderly man.; frequency rank 49250
- drover — a person who drives cattle, sheep, or other livestock, especially over a long distance; frequency rank 49358
- inducement — Something that encourages or persuades someone to do something; an incentive.; frequency rank 49600
- skinflint — a person who is excessively unwilling to spend or give money; frequency rank 49604
- shipmate — a fellow member of a ship's crew or a person traveling on the same ship; frequency rank 49736
- laundress — a woman employed to wash and iron clothes; now dated; frequency rank 49929
- waif — especially historical: a homeless, abandoned, or neglected person, especially a child; frequency rank 49981
- artifice — Clever but dishonest behaviour used to trick or deceive someone.; frequency rank 50169
- raiser — a person or thing that raises, increases, or brings something up; frequency rank 50292
- triumvirate — a group of three people who share authority or responsibility; frequency rank 50829
- milkmaid — a woman who works in a dairy; frequency rank 51093
- snobbery — The attitude of looking down on people you think are of lower class, taste, or status.; frequency rank 52116
- enabler — A person or thing that makes something possible or helps it happen.; frequency rank 52161
- coquette — dated: a woman who deliberately flirts without intending a serious relationship; frequency rank 52419
- flapper — a fashionable young woman of the 1920s who rejected older social conventions in her dress and behavior; frequency rank 52434
- dichotomy — The division of a class into two disjoint subclasses that are together comprehensive, as the division of human into female and male.; frequency rank 52577
- spittoon — A receptacle for spit (saliva); especially, one used by people using chewing tobacco or snuff.; frequency rank 52595
- abolitionist — historical: a person who campaigned to end slavery, especially in the eighteenth- and nineteenth-century Atlantic world; frequency rank 53052
- lunkhead — informal and insulting: a stupid, clumsy, or slow-witted person; frequency rank 53209
- polygamist — someone who is married to two or more people at the same time; frequency rank 53693
- tactician — a person who is skilled at planning tactics; frequency rank 53999
- bushman — dated, often capitalized: a member of one of the San peoples of southern Africa; San or a specific community name is generally preferred; frequency rank 54055
- houseful — as many people or things as fill or can be accommodated in a house; frequency rank 54651
- furrier — a person who prepares, makes, repairs, or sells garments and other goods made of fur; frequency rank 54819
- muggins — chiefly British, informal and insulting: a foolish or easily deceived person; frequency rank 55660
- gentlewoman — a woman of high social standing or good family, or one regarded as cultured and well-mannered; old-fashioned; frequency rank 55972
- pragmatist — a person who deals with problems practically and judges actions mainly by workable results; frequency rank 56038
- footstool — a low stool on which a seated person rests the feet; frequency rank 56451
- marchesa — an Italian marchioness; a woman who holds or is married to the holder of the rank of marquis; frequency rank 57010
- ragamuffin — A dirty, shabbily-clothed child; an urchin.; frequency rank 57400
- procurer — a person who obtains or supplies someone or something for another, often through effort or special arrangements; frequency rank 57699
- washerwoman — historical: a woman employed to wash other people's clothes and household linen; frequency rank 57736
- wordsmith — A person who uses words skilfully, especially a writer.; frequency rank 57766
- mien — A person's appearance, manner, or facial expression, especially as a sign of mood or character.; frequency rank 57917
- conscript — a person compulsorily enrolled in military or other public service; frequency rank 58070
- conscript — to compel someone to enter military or other public service; frequency rank 58070
- fraternization — friendly or brotherly association with other people; frequency rank 58182
- mainstay — a person or thing on which something chiefly depends for support or stability; frequency rank 58294
- Ainu — a member of the Indigenous people native chiefly to Hokkaido and historically also to Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands; frequency rank 58314
- teamster — a person who drives a team of draft animals, especially while hauling a wagon or freight; frequency rank 58417
- intercession — the act of intervening on another person's behalf, especially to plead for help, mercy, or agreement; frequency rank 58479
- sceptic — someone who habitually doubts accepted beliefs; frequency rank 59110
- oligarchy — a political system governed by a few people; frequency rank 59195
- lyricist — A person who writes the words for songs.; frequency rank 60635
- misanthrope — One who has a negative view of the entire human race.; frequency rank 61432
- disciplinarian — a person who enforces strict rules and expects obedience, often through punishment; frequency rank 61529
- groomsman — a man who attends and supports a bridegroom at a wedding; frequency rank 61595
- cowherd — a person whose work is tending and herding cattle; frequency rank 61706
- croaker — dated: a habitual complainer or a person who gloomily predicts trouble; frequency rank 62067
- milliner — a person who designs, makes, or sells women's hats; frequency rank 62502
- onus — a responsibility, duty, or burden placed on someone; frequency rank 62782
- sentimentalist — a person who is excessively influenced by tender, nostalgic, or idealized feelings; frequency rank 63414
- lurker — a person who reads or observes an online community without posting or participating; frequency rank 63867
- crony — A close friend or companion, often one who shares in someone's activities.; frequency rank 64109
- flathead — dated US slang, insulting: a stupid or foolish person; frequency rank 64271
- adornment — Something added to make a person or thing more attractive; a decoration.; frequency rank 64719
- sacristan — The person who maintains the sacristy and the sacred objects it contains.; frequency rank 65947
- landsman — a person who lives or works on land rather than at sea, especially one who lacks a sailor's skills or experience; frequency rank 65997
- malcontent — a person who is dissatisfied with existing conditions, especially one who actively opposes an established authority or system; frequency rank 66349
- locum — chiefly British: a professional, especially a doctor, who temporarily performs another person's duties; frequency rank 67951
- newsboy — historical: a boy or young man who sells or delivers newspapers; frequency rank 68062
- schadenfreude — Malicious enjoyment derived from observing someone else's misfortune.; frequency rank 68065
- anachronism — a person, object, or detail placed in the wrong historical period; frequency rank 68386
- deputation — a group of people appointed to represent others or present a request; frequency rank 68473
- haunch — the hip, buttock, and upper thigh on one side of a person or animal; frequency rank 68493
- gibbet — historical: a gallows or similar framework used to hang a person or display an executed person's body; frequency rank 70258
- goatherd — a person who tends, guards, and guides a herd of goats; frequency rank 70569
- troglodyte — a person who lives in a cave, especially a supposed or prehistoric cave-dweller; frequency rank 70757
- tribesman — a male member of a tribe or tribal community; frequency rank 71665
- onlooker — a person who watches an event without taking part; frequency rank 71786
- patronymic — a name derived from the given name of a person's father or a male ancestor; frequency rank 72026
- humorist — a person known for creating, writing, or performing humor, especially one who regularly tells amusing stories; frequency rank 72065
- prater — a person who talks at length in a foolish, trivial, or irritating way; frequency rank 72262
- sepulcher — literary or historical: a tomb, grave, or chamber in which a dead person is buried; frequency rank 72774
- queller — a person or thing that suppresses, subdues, or puts an end to resistance, disorder, or a strong feeling; frequency rank 73414
- tinkler — British dialect, dated and sometimes offensive: an itinerant tinker, traveler, or member of a traveling community; frequency rank 74142
- easement — law: a right to cross or use another person's land for a specified purpose without owning it; frequency rank 75042
- mountebank — a charlatan who deceives people with flamboyant claims or performances; frequency rank 75164
- wielder — A person who wields something, especially power; frequency rank 75679
- rostrum — a raised platform for a public speaker, conductor, or other prominent person; frequency rank 76115
- slattern — One who is uncareful or unconcerned about appearance or surroundings, usually said of a dirty and untidy woman.; frequency rank 76362
- rapscallion — a dishonest, disreputable, or mischievous person; a rascal or scoundrel; frequency rank 76476
- hotelier — A person who owns or manages a hotel.; frequency rank 76579
- benefactress — a woman who gives money or other help to a person or cause; now often replaced by the gender-neutral benefactor; frequency rank 76596
- monogamist — a person who has only one spouse or romantic partner at a time, or who advocates that practice; frequency rank 76901
- testator — law: a person who has made a legally valid will; frequency rank 76986
- pedlar — someone who travels about selling his wares (as on the streets or at carnivals); frequency rank 78281
- hanger-on — a person who stays close to someone powerful, wealthy, or famous in the hope of gaining status or advantage; frequency rank 78542
- Hottentot — a dated and derogatory colonial name for a Khoikhoi or Khoekhoe person of southern Africa; frequency rank 78805
- transcriber — a person who converts speech, handwriting, or recorded material into written or typed text; frequency rank 78948
- swineherd — a person who herds, tends, and cares for pigs; frequency rank 79038
- fijian — a person from Fiji or of Fijian descent; frequency rank 79337
- shaper — a person, force, or thing that gives form or character to something; frequency rank 80025
- wagoner — a person who drives or transports goods with a wagon; frequency rank 80049
- peignoir — a woman's loose dressing gown, often light or sheer; frequency rank 80615
- charwoman — a woman hired, traditionally by the day or hour, to clean a house or other building; dated; frequency rank 82698
- gentlefolk — historical: people considered well-born, genteel, or of high social rank; frequency rank 82802
- forelock — a lock of hair that grows or falls over a person's forehead; frequency rank 83339
- coxcomb — dated: a vain, conceited man excessively concerned with his appearance; frequency rank 84169
- somnambulist — a person who walks while asleep; frequency rank 84360
- cabman — historical: a man who drove a horse-drawn cab for hire; frequency rank 85617
- wayfarer — literary: a person traveling from place to place, especially on foot; frequency rank 85619
- palpitation — a heartbeat that feels unusually rapid, strong, fluttering, or irregular, especially when noticed by the person experiencing it; frequency rank 85937
- townsman — a person from the same town as yourself; frequency rank 86273
- Jacobin — a member or supporter of the radical Jacobin Club during the French Revolution, or by extension a radical political reformer; frequency rank 86617
- octogenarian — A person between 80 and 89 years old.; frequency rank 86719
- headsman — historical: an executioner who puts condemned people to death by beheading; frequency rank 87159
- polyglot — a person who can speak or use several languages; frequency rank 87331
- idiosyncrasy — An unusual habit or feature that is typical of one particular person.; frequency rank 87857
- mutineer — a person who takes part in a mutiny, especially a sailor or soldier rebelling collectively against commanding officers; frequency rank 88289
- selectman — a member of an elected board that serves as the chief administrative authority of a New England town; frequency rank 88381
- dentition — the number, kinds, and arrangement of teeth in a person or animal; frequency rank 89058
- churchman — a male member of the clergy or another man holding authority in a Christian church; frequency rank 89680
- plenipotentiary — A person invested with full powers, especially as the diplomatic agent of a sovereign state, (originally) charged with handling a certain matter.; frequency rank 89764
- horsewoman — a woman who rides horses, especially one skilled in riding or managing them; frequency rank 90149
- concurrence — Agreement between people or in their opinions.; frequency rank 90165
- stonecutter — a person who cuts, carves, or dresses stone; frequency rank 93563
- sluggard — a habitually lazy or idle person, especially one slow to begin necessary work; frequency rank 95878
- plutocrat — A person who holds power because of their great wealth.; frequency rank 96640
- lamplighter — A person employed to light streetlights at dusk and snuff them at dawn.; frequency rank 97282
- lubber — dated or insulting: a large, clumsy, lazy, or foolish person; frequency rank 98609
- baldhead — dated: a person with a bald head; frequency rank 98835
- cenotaph — a monument honoring a dead person or group whose remains are buried elsewhere or cannot be recovered; frequency rank 98860
- appellation — A name or title by which someone is addressed or identified; a designation.; frequency rank 99512
- emulation — The effort to match or do as well as someone you admire.; frequency rank 100570
- wiseacre — old-fashioned or informal: a person who pretends to be knowledgeable or makes conceitedly clever remarks; frequency rank 101141
- interlocutor — A person who takes part in dialogue or conversation: a locutive partner.; frequency rank 102369
- nurturer — a person who cares for, supports, or encourages the growth and development of someone or something; frequency rank 102912
- Aymara — a member of an Indigenous people of the central Andes, especially in Bolivia, Peru, and northern Chile; frequency rank 105344
- Guarani — a member of any of several Indigenous Guarani peoples of South America; frequency rank 105460
- dipsomaniac — a person with an uncontrollable or habitual craving for alcohol; an old-fashioned term; frequency rank 105770
- sharer — a person who gives, receives, uses, or possesses part of something jointly with others; frequency rank 106961
- felicitation — formal and usually plural: an expression of congratulation, pleasure, or good wishes offered for someone's success or good fortune; frequency rank 107169
- epicure — a person with refined and discriminating tastes, especially in food and wine; frequency rank 108826
- gadfly — A person who takes without giving back; a bloodsucker.; frequency rank 109190
- pre-raphaelite — a member or follower of the nineteenth-century Pre-Raphaelite movement in British art; frequency rank 109538
- holograph — a document written entirely in the handwriting of the person named as its author or signer; frequency rank 109642
- blackamoor — historical and offensive: an obsolete racial label for a Black person, especially one perceived as African or North African; also formerly used for a Black servant; frequency rank 110638
- ecclesiastic — a member of the clergy, especially in a Christian church; formal; frequency rank 111840
- oarsman — a male rower, especially a member of a boat's racing or working crew; frequency rank 112409
- niggard — archaic: a person who is extremely unwilling to spend or give; a miser; frequency rank 112860
- cocotte — a small covered casserole or Dutch oven, especially one used to cook and serve an individual portion; frequency rank 114056
- reticule — historical: a small woman's handbag, often closed with a drawstring; frequency rank 114485
- ratcatcher — a person employed to catch or destroy rats and other vermin; frequency rank 117032
- cutpurse — historical: a thief who steals purses or valuables from people in public, especially by cutting a purse from its fastening; frequency rank 117633
- protectress — a woman who protects, guards, or acts as a patron; now uncommon; frequency rank 117979
- simulacrum — A physical image or representation of a deity, person, or thing.; frequency rank 119372
- almshouse — a residence provided by a charity for poor, elderly, or disabled people, often in a historically endowed building; frequency rank 121382
- laggard — a person or thing that is slow or falls behind others; frequency rank 121693
- vestment — a ceremonial garment worn by a member of the clergy during worship; frequency rank 122123
- legatee — law: a person or organization that receives a legacy under a will; frequency rank 123064
- anglophile — a person who strongly admires England or British culture and customs; frequency rank 123091
- litigant — a person or organization that is a party to a lawsuit; frequency rank 124993
- polymath — A person with extraordinarily broad and comprehensive knowledge.; frequency rank 128039
- starveling — literary: a person, animal, or plant made thin and weak by lack of food; frequency rank 128599
- obstructionist — Someone who systematically obstructs the actions of others.; frequency rank 129066
- committeeman — dated: a man who serves on a committee; frequency rank 129741
- servility — excessive eagerness to obey or please someone, shown through degrading submissiveness; frequency rank 130475
- vignette — a brief, vivid description, scene, or episode that captures a person, place, or situation; frequency rank 130619
- malefactor — a person who commits a crime or other wrongful act; a criminal or evildoer; frequency rank 131009
- clothier — a person or company that makes or sells clothes; frequency rank 131355
- logician — A person who studies or teaches logic.; frequency rank 131733
- sunshade — a parasol carried to protect a person from sunlight; frequency rank 133097
- virago — a large, strong, and aggressivly dominating woman; frequency rank 134142
- inamorata — literary or humorous: a woman with whom someone is in love; a female lover; frequency rank 134437
- ecotourism — Responsible travel to natural areas that protects the environment and supports local people.; frequency rank 135387
- debauchee — a person who habitually pursues excessive sensual pleasure and behaves without moral restraint; frequency rank 136818
- coauthor — a person who writes a book, article, or other work jointly with another author; frequency rank 138923
- determinist — a person who holds that events, including human actions, are determined by prior causes or conditions; frequency rank 139244
- knower — a person who knows something, especially the conscious subject in a theory of knowledge; frequency rank 140011
- housebreaker — a person who illegally enters a house, usually by force, in order to steal or commit another crime; frequency rank 140707
- sojourner — a person who stays temporarily in a place rather than settling there permanently; frequency rank 142648
- tocsin — a bell or bell signal sounded to warn people of danger; frequency rank 142922
- disaffection — a loss of affection or loyalty toward a person, group, or way of life; alienation; frequency rank 144364
- distiller — a person who makes distilled spirits or purifies liquids by distillation; frequency rank 144971
- usufruct — the legal right to use another person's property and receive its benefits or profits without destroying or substantially damaging it; frequency rank 145549
- roué — old-fashioned: a fashionable man devoted to pleasure and known for immoral, drunken, or sexually promiscuous behavior; frequency rank 146041
- pieman — a man who makes or sells pies, especially a street vendor; frequency rank 146238
- evolutionist — a person who accepts, studies, or advocates the theory of biological evolution; frequency rank 147059
- footpad — historical: a robber who traveled and attacked people on foot rather than on horseback; frequency rank 147303
- supernumerary — A person who works in a group, association, or public office without forming part of the regular staff (the numerary).; frequency rank 147380
- measurer — a person who measures something or determines its dimensions, amount, or degree; frequency rank 150380
- papuan — a native or inhabitant of Papua; more broadly, especially historically, an Indigenous person of New Guinea or adjacent parts of Melanesia; frequency rank 150423
- pederasty — sexual relations between an adult man and an adolescent boy; frequency rank 155114
- denigration — unfair criticism that belittles someone or damages their reputation; frequency rank 155795
- doyen — a man who is the senior member of a group; frequency rank 156060
- musher — a person who drives or travels with a team of sled dogs, especially in a dogsled race; frequency rank 156913
- corrector — a person, device, or process that identifies and corrects errors, faults, or improper behavior; frequency rank 158226
- citizeness — a woman who is a citizen; now rare except in historical contexts; frequency rank 158879
- Melanesian — a person from Melanesia, the southwestern Pacific region that includes New Guinea and several neighboring island groups; frequency rank 159415
- nabob — dated, often disparaging: a very wealthy, powerful, or self-important person; frequency rank 159526
- woodchopper — a person whose work is cutting trees or chopping wood; frequency rank 161307
- sophist — a person who uses clever but fallacious or misleading arguments; frequency rank 161343
- monasticism — a religious way of life in which people withdraw from ordinary society and live under spiritual discipline, often in a community; frequency rank 163423
- strapper — dated or informal: an unusually large, strong, robust person; frequency rank 165935
- vivisectionist — a person who practices, advocates, or defends vivisection; frequency rank 166141
- cynosure — a person or thing that is the center of attention or admiration; frequency rank 170639
- costumier — a person or company that designs, makes, supplies, or hires out costumes, especially for theatre; frequency rank 171287
- lanugo — the fine, soft hair that temporarily covers a human fetus and may still be present on a newborn; frequency rank 172321
- survivorship — law and finance: the right of a surviving joint owner or beneficiary to receive property or benefits after another person's death; frequency rank 172766
- demoralization — the destruction or serious weakening of a person's or group's confidence, discipline, or morale; frequency rank 175663
- dayak — a member of any of numerous Indigenous peoples of Borneo collectively known as the Dayak; frequency rank 177435
- ambassadress — dated: a female ambassador or a woman acting as an emissary; frequency rank 177438
- outlawry — historical law: the formal placing of a person outside the law and its protection; frequency rank 179936
- absolutist — a person who supports absolute political authority or treats a principle as allowing no exceptions; frequency rank 180471
- toper — dated: a person who drinks alcohol heavily or habitually; frequency rank 181747
- dicer — a person who gambles with dice; frequency rank 182690
- hauteur — proud, distant behavior that shows a sense of superiority toward other people; frequency rank 183441
- bondman — historical: an enslaved man held in personal bondage; frequency rank 183718
- landholder — a person or organization that owns or legally holds land, especially an agricultural estate; frequency rank 188244
- transcendentalism — a nineteenth-century American philosophical and literary movement that emphasized spiritual intuition, individual conscience, and the inherent goodness of people and nature; frequency rank 195234
- prattler — a person who talks at length in a foolish, trivial, or childlike way; frequency rank 196416
- monomaniac — a person obsessively preoccupied with one subject, idea, or goal to the exclusion of other concerns; frequency rank 196688
- recapitulation — The symmetry provided by Christ's life to the teachings of the Old Testament; the summation of human experience in Jesus Christ.; frequency rank 197697
- repeller — a person, substance, device, or force that repels something or drives it away; frequency rank 198760
- ploughboy — historical: a boy employed to guide draught animals pulling a plough or to assist a ploughman; frequency rank 199064
- newsvendor — a person who sells newspapers and often magazines, especially at a street stand; frequency rank 200070
- trull — archaic and disparaging: a woman who sells sex, or a woman insultingly characterized as sexually immoral; frequency rank 207249
- bashaw — historical spelling of pasha: a man of high rank or authority in the Ottoman Empire; frequency rank 209339
- sectary — a member or adherent of a particular religious sect, school of thought, or party; now rare; frequency rank 210140
- whipsaw — a long narrow saw, commonly worked by two people using a handle at each end; frequency rank 210999
- dissembler — a person who conceals true feelings or intentions by pretending to have different ones; frequency rank 213459
- arriviste — An upstart or newcomer; nouveau riche; parvenu; an ambitious, brash or arrogant person who has yet to integrate with his or her new social group.; frequency rank 218969
- pilferer — a person who steals small items or small amounts; frequency rank 219868
- karyotype — the complete chromosome set of an individual or species, considered by number and visible structure; frequency rank 221634
- raftsman — dated: a person who operates, travels on, or works aboard a raft; frequency rank 222221
- theosophist — a follower or advocate of theosophy, especially a member of the modern Theosophical movement; frequency rank 224120
- remembrancer — literary or historical: a person or thing that reminds, commemorates, or preserves a memory; frequency rank 237064
- shorthorn — a member of a British breed of cattle developed in northeastern England and raised in dairy and beef varieties; frequency rank 237154
- surtout — historical: a man's close-fitting overcoat, often cut like a frock coat; frequency rank 239767
- dairymaid — historical: a woman or girl employed to milk cows and perform other dairy work; frequency rank 240376
- manikin — a small model or articulated figure representing the human body, especially for medical or artistic study; frequency rank 240676
- compromiser — a person willing or able to settle a disagreement through mutual concessions; frequency rank 240855
- aeronaut — a person who travels through the air in a balloon or airship; historically, an aviator; frequency rank 241051
- tableful — a group of people seated together at a table; frequency rank 256049
- cosmopolitanism — the moral or political view that all human beings belong to a single community and have obligations to one another across national boundaries; frequency rank 260703
- coiner — a person who makes counterfeit coins; frequency rank 264787
- myrmidon — a subordinate who carries out a powerful person's orders unquestioningly or ruthlessly; frequency rank 265785
- charnel house — historical: a building, chamber, or vault in which human bodies or bones are deposited; frequency rank 265885
- defamer — a person who damages another person's reputation by making false or malicious statements; frequency rank 266423
- ejectment — the legal process of removing a person from possession of land or other property; frequency rank 266747
- nursling — literary: a young child or animal being nursed or cared for; frequency rank 267113
- sculler — a person who propels a boat with a pair of sculls, especially in competitive rowing; frequency rank 271819
- taste-maker — A person whose opinions shape what becomes fashionable or popular.; frequency rank 277784
- Guanche — a member of the Indigenous people who inhabited Tenerife before the Castilian conquest, or, in broader historical use, a pre-Hispanic inhabitant of the Canary Islands; frequency rank 278428
- religieuse — dated: a nun or other woman belonging to a religious order; frequency rank 280347
- preservationist — A person who works to protect historic buildings, natural areas, or endangered species; frequency rank 282341
- sybarite — A person devoted to luxury and pleasure; a hedonist.; frequency rank 293205
- coadjutor — a person who works jointly with and assists another; a helper or colleague; frequency rank 293770
- Guana — a member of the Guana or Guana-speaking Indigenous peoples of the Gran Chaco and neighboring parts of South America; frequency rank 295059
- acceptor — a person or institution that accepts a bill of exchange and thereby undertakes to pay it when due; frequency rank 298371
- beldame — archaic and often disparaging: an old woman, especially one imagined as ugly or witchlike; frequency rank 300186
- body snatcher — historical: a person who illegally removed recently buried corpses from graves, especially to sell them for anatomical dissection; frequency rank 309222
- asiento — historical: a contract granted by the Spanish Crown that gave a person or company a monopoly over a branch of colonial trade, especially the supply of enslaved Africans to Spanish America; frequency rank 310819
- disputant — formal: a person who takes part in a dispute, controversy, or debate; frequency rank 310839
- valetudinarian — a person of weak or sickly health, especially one excessively preoccupied with personal ailments; frequency rank 314764
- stentor — a person with an exceptionally loud or powerful voice; frequency rank 322992
- solipsist — a person who treats only their own mind as certain to exist, or who is extremely self-absorbed; frequency rank 326904
- mislike — an aversion to or dislike of someone or something; now archaic or dialectal; frequency rank 327557
- footway — a path or passage reserved for people travelling on foot; frequency rank 337460
- forepart — the front or anterior portion of a person, animal, vehicle, structure, or other thing; frequency rank 337941
- eulogist — a person who delivers a speech or piece of writing in praise of someone, especially at a funeral; frequency rank 352267
- odium — widespread hatred, contempt, or disgust directed at a person or thing; frequency rank 355286
- dimorphism — The occurrence in an animal species of two distinct types of individual.; frequency rank 357323
- fellowman — another human being, especially one regarded as sharing a common humanity or community; frequency rank 358208
- dialectician — a person skilled in dialectic or in reaching conclusions through structured reasoning and argument; frequency rank 364231
- proselyte — a person newly converted to a religion, doctrine, or cause; frequency rank 368173
- blandishment — Flattering words or actions used to coax or persuade someone.; frequency rank 383111
- transcendentalist — a follower of transcendentalism, especially the nineteenth-century American movement that emphasized intuition, individual conscience, and the spiritual value of nature; frequency rank 388347
- lexicographer — a person who writes, compiles, or edits dictionaries; frequency rank 393974
- putto — a painted or sculpted figure of a small, usually naked and often winged boy, especially in Renaissance or Baroque art; frequency rank 394028
- incrustation — An accumulated characteristic of a person that disguises their true nature.; frequency rank 394680
- salvationist — a person who preaches or strongly emphasizes religious salvation, especially a member of the Salvation Army; frequency rank 398529
- foppishness — excessive concern with fashionable dress, grooming, and elegant manners, especially in a man; frequency rank 407933
- combiner — a person or thing that joins separate elements to form a whole; frequency rank 422827
- misanthropist — a person who dislikes, distrusts, or holds a deeply negative view of humankind; frequency rank 428297
- antisemite — a person who is prejudiced against, hostile toward, or discriminatory toward Jewish people; frequency rank 430391
- apanage — a grant of land, revenue, or privilege made by a sovereign to a dependent member of a ruling family; frequency rank 432483
- expostulation — an earnest expression of disagreement, protest, or complaint intended to persuade someone; frequency rank 440034
- victualler — a person who supplies food and provisions to an army, navy, ship, or other organized body; frequency rank 442626
- borderer — a person who lives near a border between countries or districts; frequency rank 476368
- purlin — a horizontal or longitudinal structural member in a roof that supports the rafters or roof covering; frequency rank 484375
- arithmetician — a person who is skilled in or specializes in arithmetic; frequency rank 487503
- hosier — a person who makes or sells stockings, socks, and other hosiery; frequency rank 511592
- concernment — a matter in which someone has an interest or involvement; a concern or affair, now archaic; frequency rank 516006
- fawner — a person who uses excessive flattery or servile behavior to gain favor; frequency rank 541396
- brickmaker — a person who makes bricks, especially by preparing clay and molding, drying, or firing it; frequency rank 544745
- plagiary — a plagiarist; a person who presents another's words or ideas as their own; frequency rank 547379
- despiser — a person who regards someone or something with contempt; frequency rank 568011
- cosmopolite — literary: a person who is at home in many countries and regards the whole world as their community; frequency rank 570733
- whaleman — historical: a man employed in whaling, especially a crew member aboard a whaling ship; loosely, any whaler; frequency rank 584801
- indigene — an indigenous person, animal, or plant; a native of a place; frequency rank 616187
- approximator — a person, method, or device that produces an approximate value or representation; frequency rank 633533
- conchologist — a person who studies or collects mollusc shells, especially for scientific classification; frequency rank 634542
- besieger — a person or force that surrounds and attacks a fortified place in order to make it surrender; frequency rank 679580
- underlip — the lower lip of a person or animal; frequency rank 756723
- seedsman — a person or business that sells seeds; frequency rank 819297
- declaimer — a person who delivers a forceful, theatrical, or rhetorical speech; frequency rank 830559
- sacque — historical: a woman's loose gown or jacket hanging from the shoulders, especially a fashionable eighteenth-century garment; frequency rank 883095
- lighterman — historical: a person who operates, owns, or works on a lighter, a flat-bottomed barge used to transfer cargo; frequency rank 906669
- summarizer — a person, program, or other thing that condenses material into a summary; frequency rank 1002915
- anthropocentrism — the belief or tendency to treat human beings, human interests, or human values as central or uniquely important; frequency rank 1014753
- sophister — dated or rare: a person who uses clever but fallacious or misleading arguments; a sophist; frequency rank 1074497
- winebibber — dated or literary: a person who habitually or excessively drinks wine or other alcohol; frequency rank 1230473
- postboy — historically, a boy or man who rode a post horse to guide a hired carriage; a postilion; frequency rank 1316984
- starver — a person who starves another or is held responsible for depriving people of food or livelihood; frequency rank 1328322
- promulgator — a person who publicly proclaims, publishes, or spreads a law, doctrine, or idea; frequency rank 1336470
- amorist — a person devoted to love or lovemaking; a lover; frequency rank 1373699
- shopman — a man who owns, manages, or operates a shop; now chiefly historical; frequency rank 1408024
- hagiography — a biography of a saint or venerated person, often idealized or exaggerated
- physiognomy — a person's facial features or expression, especially when regarded as indicative of character
- sycophancy — excessive flattery, servile compliance, or obsequious behavior intended to gain favor or advantage from someone in power
- congener — a person or thing of the same kind or class as another
- maltster — a person or business that makes malt from grain, especially barley
- vivisector — a person who performs vivisection or experiments involving operations on living animals
- polyandrist — a person who practices polyandry; in its marital sense, a woman who has more than one husband at the same time
- scytheman — a person who cuts grass or grain with a scythe; a mower
- eugenist — historical: an advocate or practitioner of eugenics, the discredited program of attempting to control human reproduction according to supposed hereditary quality
- fire-worshiper — a person who worships or religiously venerates fire
- unadept — a person who lacks skill or proficiency; rare
- scissors-grinder — historical: a person, often an itinerant craft worker, who sharpens scissors and other cutting tools on a grinding wheel
- assentation — rare: ready, servile, or insincere agreement offered to flatter or please someone
- fish curer — a person or business that preserves fish by salting, drying, smoking, pickling, or another curing process
- engrosser — historical commerce: a person who buys up a commodity in bulk in order to control its supply or raise its price
- querist — formal or archaic: a person who asks a question or makes an inquiry
- presentee — a person formally presented or nominated for an office, benefice, award, or other position
- saltmaker — a person or business that produces salt, especially by evaporating brine or seawater
- panegyrist — a person who composes or delivers a panegyric, praising someone or something formally and often extravagantly
- averter — a person, power, or thing that prevents or turns away danger, harm, or another unwanted event
- provisor — historical church law: a person appointed by papal provision to a benefice, sometimes before the office became vacant
- gainsayer — a person who contradicts, denies, or opposes a claim
- asserter — a person who states or maintains a claim firmly and positively
- conformer — a person who follows prevailing rules, customs, or opinions rather than acting independently
- controversialist — a person who regularly engages in public controversy or polemical debate
- roturier — historical: a commoner, especially a person who belonged to neither the nobility nor the clergy in pre-Revolutionary France
- arriero — a muleteer or other person who transports goods using pack animals, especially in Spanish-speaking regions
- mystagogue — historical religion: a person who guides an initiate into the rites and doctrines of a mystery cult
- Vedda — a member of an Indigenous minority people of Sri Lanka, also known by the self-designation Wanniyalaeto
- sidle up to — to seek someone's favor through sly or insincere friendliness

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- hmm — a sound used to show that someone is thinking, hesitating, doubtful, or mildly interested; frequency rank 599
- deposition — The removal of someone from office.; frequency rank 11879
- rabble — The mass of common people; the lowest class of populace.; frequency rank 17972
- sphinx — A creature with the head of a person and the body of an animal, commonly a lion.; frequency rank 18716
- Anglo-Saxon — a member of the Germanic-speaking peoples who settled in England from the fifth century and whose kingdoms preceded Norman rule; frequency rank 25234
- go-getter — an energetic, enterprising, and ambitious person who acts decisively to achieve success; frequency rank 36071
- wigwam — Any more or less similar dwelling used by indigenous people in other parts of the world.; frequency rank 48203
- populist — A person who advocates populism (a movement against ruling elites who are presumed not to act in the interests of the ordinary citizen).; frequency rank 52051
- heigh — an exclamation used to attract attention, urge someone on, or express surprise; frequency rank 54570
- tête-à-tête — a private conversation or meeting between two people; frequency rank 71098
- infrasound — sound waves having a frequency below the human audible range (below about 20 Hz).; frequency rank 78000
- chucklehead — informal, disparaging: a stupid, foolish, or clumsy person; frequency rank 91875
- dyspeptic — A dyspeptic person.; frequency rank 113136
- snitcher — an informer who secretly reports another person's wrongdoing to the police or another authority; frequency rank 126912
- telepathist — a person believed to receive or transmit thoughts directly without using the known senses; frequency rank 186919
- hobbledehoy — an awkward, gawky, or ill-mannered adolescent boy; frequency rank 217802
- birdcatcher — a person who catches or traps wild birds; frequency rank 254774
- demander — a person or group that demands or asks for something; frequency rank 255196
- souteneur — A man who protects, and commonly compels, a prostitute of any gender and lives off the earnings; a pimp. Originally a Parisian term, but since adopted into other languages such as English; frequency rank 315833
- touter — a person who solicits customers or promotes something in an insistent or obtrusive way; frequency rank 367376
- Koryak — a member of an Indigenous people of the northern Kamchatka Peninsula and neighboring parts of the Russian Far East; frequency rank 373798
- first-nighter — a person who regularly attends the opening nights of plays or other theatrical productions; frequency rank 469010
- inventress — dated: a woman who invents; a female inventor; frequency rank 472421
- shopboy — historical: a boy or young male assistant employed in a shop; frequency rank 537674
- opium-eater — historical: a person who habitually consumes opium, especially for intoxication; an opium user or addict; frequency rank 692630
- phrasemonger — a person who habitually uses showy, overelaborate, or empty phrases; frequency rank 746945
- Kalmyk — a member of a traditionally Buddhist Oirat Mongol people living chiefly in Kalmykia near the northwestern Caspian Sea; frequency rank 799275
- luncher — a person who is eating or habitually eats lunch, especially at a restaurant or gathering; frequency rank 905077
- lotus-eater — in Greek mythology, one of a people whose lotus fruit made visitors forget their homes and lose the desire to leave; frequency rank 975474
- pre-Adamite — a hypothetical person or member of a race believed to have existed before the biblical Adam; frequency rank 978734
- porkman — a person who produces and sells pork.; frequency rank 1165049
- womanhater — a person who hates, despises, or is strongly prejudiced against women; a misogynist; frequency rank 1231573
- purloiner — a person who steals or takes something dishonestly; frequency rank 1272611
- esteem — respect and admiration felt for a person or thing
- ace — a person who excels at something, or a playing card marked with a single pip
- ass — a donkey, or a foolish or stupid person
- babe — a baby or young child; an inexperienced person; an attractive person
- flake — a small thin fragment; an unreliable person; to peel off
- hunk — a large thick piece; a sexually attractive man
- bastard — a child born out of wedlock; something irregular or impure in origin
- beau — a woman's male admirer or boyfriend; a dandy
- controller — a person or device that directs or regulates something
- crackpot — an eccentric or foolish person with strange ideas
- jerk — a sudden sharp movement, or a contemptible person
- mediator — a person who tries to settle a dispute between parties
- mystic — a person who seeks union with the divine, or spiritually mysterious
- admirer — a person who regards another with admiration
- bloke — (British informal) a man; a fellow
- chap — (British informal) a man or boy; a fellow
- cleric — a member of the clergy; an ordained religious official
- counselor — a person who gives professional advice or guidance
- crank — an eccentric person; a bent arm-and-handle used to turn a shaft
- doer — a person who acts rather than merely talks or thinks
- fellowship — friendly companionship among people with shared interests
- sophisticate — a worldly, cultured person of refined tastes
- adherent — a supporter of a person, cause, or belief
- anchorite — a person who lives in seclusion for religious reasons; a hermit
- antagonist — a person who actively opposes or is hostile to another
- betrayer — a person who is disloyal to a trust or cause
- changeling — a child secretly substituted for another in folklore, esp. by fairies
- crook — a dishonest person, or a bent or hooked thing
- dame — a woman of rank or, in British usage, a titled honorific equal to a knight
- dandy — a man overly concerned with elegant dress; excellent
- dupe — a person easily deceived, or to deceive such a person
- fancier — a person with a special interest in breeding or keeping something
- fink — an informer or contemptible person; to inform on someone
- gossiper — a person who habitually spreads idle talk or rumors about others
- miser — a person who hoards wealth and spends as little as possible
- outlier — a person or value markedly different from the rest of a group
- purchaser — a person who buys something; a buyer
- surrogate — a substitute or stand-in for another person or thing
- assemblage — a collection or gathering of things or people
- barbarian — an uncivilized or savage person; brutish
- benefactor — a person who gives help or financial support
- bouncer — a person employed to eject troublemakers from a venue; a fast bowled ball
- brat — a badly behaved or spoiled child
- buddha — a person who has attained enlightenment in Buddhism; an image of such a being
- caricature — an exaggerated representation of a person for comic or satirical effect
- chield — Scottish dialect for a young man, lad, or fellow
- cockscomb — the crest of a rooster; a jester's cap; a vain conceited man
- daredevil — a recklessly bold person who takes dangerous risks
- designation — an official name, title, or label assigned to someone or something
- discord — disagreement or lack of harmony between people or sounds
- distrust — lack of trust or confidence in someone or something
- dope — an illicit drug; informally, information, or a foolish person
- exemplar — a person or thing serving as a typical or ideal model
- hex — a magic spell or curse, or to cast such a spell on someone
- idler — a person who avoids work; also a freely rotating gear or pulley
- ilk — a type or kind of person or thing
- leech — a blood-sucking worm; also, a person who exploits others parasitically
- liability — legal responsibility; also, a person or thing causing disadvantage
- nemesis — an inescapable agent of someone's downfall or a long-standing rival
- oracle — a person or agency considered to give wise or authoritative guidance
- renegade — a person who deserts a cause or group; a rebel
- vagabond — a person who wanders from place to place without a settled home
- accomplice — a person who helps another commit a crime
- accuser — a person who charges another with a fault or crime
- acquittal — a judgment that a person is not guilty of the charge
- addlehead — a foolish or muddle-headed person
- adorer — a person who loves or admires another deeply
- adventurer — a person who seeks out exciting or risky undertakings
- airhead — a silly or unintelligent person
- allegiance — loyalty or commitment to a person, cause, or nation
- altruist — a person devoted to the welfare of others
- asshead — a stupid person; a blockhead
- attendant — a person who attends or serves; accompanying as a consequence
- autograph — a person's own signature, especially a celebrity's
- bairn — a child (chiefly Scottish and northern English)
- bigmouth — a loud, talkative person who reveals secrets
- bonehead — a stupid or stubborn person; a blockhead
- booster — a person or device that boosts or promotes something
- borrower — a person who borrows something, especially money
- bozo — a foolish or incompetent person
- caitiff — a cowardly and despicable person; base and craven
- campaigner — a person who works actively for a cause or candidate
- cheater — a person who acts dishonestly to gain an advantage
- chieftain — the leader of a clan, tribe, or band
- churl — a rude, surly, or ill-bred person
- collaborationist — a person who cooperates with an occupying enemy force
- combatant — a person engaged in fighting, especially in war
- compeer — a person of equal rank or status; a peer
- deceiver — a person who misleads or tricks others
- defector — a person who abandons a country, cause, or party for an opposing one
- demeanor — outward behavior or bearing; the way a person conducts themselves
- deportment — the manner in which a person conducts or carries themselves
- dissenter — a person who disagrees, especially with an official or majority view
- dweller — a person or animal that lives in a specified place
- floater — a thing or person that floats; a spot drifting in one's field of vision
- foible — a minor weakness or eccentricity in someone's character
- fugitive — a person who flees, especially from the law; fleeting
- geezer — an old man, often eccentric; (British slang) a man or fellow
- heathen — a person not belonging to a widely held religion; irreligious
- imbecile — a stupid person; (dated) someone of severely limited intelligence
- keepsake — a small item kept in memory of the person who gave or owned it
- libertine — a person who is morally or sexually unrestrained
- manipulator — a person who controls others unfairly; a device for handling objects
- moron — a foolish or stupid person
- multitude — a large number of people or things
- pacifist — a person who opposes war and violence on principle
- pimp — a person who manages prostitutes and takes their earnings
- politico — a politician or person engaged in party politics (often disparaging)
- proxy — a person authorized to act or vote on behalf of another
- publican — a person who owns or manages a pub
- reprobate — an unprincipled or morally depraved person
- ruse — a trick or stratagem intended to deceive someone
- scribe — a person who copies documents, especially before printing
- spendthrift — a person who spends money wastefully and extravagantly
- turncoat — a person who deserts one party or cause for the opposing one
- twosome — a group or pairing of two people
- villain — a wicked person, especially the chief evildoer in a story
- virgin — a person who has not had sex; pristine and untouched
- witch — a person, typically a woman, believed to practise magic
- abuser — a person who maltreats another or misuses something habitually
- accessary — a person who aids in a crime without being the principal; an accessory
- accumulator — a person or device that gathers or stores up, such as a rechargeable battery
- ager — a person or agent that causes or undergoes ageing
- arguer — a person who argues or debates
- auctioneer — a person who conducts sales by auction
- ba — in ancient Egyptian belief, the soul or spiritual aspect of a person
- backside — the rear part of something; a person's buttocks
- bagger — a person or machine that fills or packs bags
- bamboozler — a person who cheats or deceives others
- barkeeper — a person who serves drinks at a bar
- baron — a member of the lowest rank of the nobility; a powerful magnate
- bearer — a person who carries or holds something
- bedfellow — a person who shares a bed; an associate or ally
- beggar — a person who lives by asking for charity
- bhoy — a boy or lad (Irish dialectal spelling)
- bint — a woman or girl (British slang, often derogatory)
- blatherskite — a person who talks foolishly at length; nonsensical talk
- bluecoat — a person wearing a blue uniform, especially a soldier or policeman
- boarder — a person who pays to live and take meals in someone's house
- bombardier — a crew member who aims and releases bombs from an aircraft
- bounder — (dated, British) a dishonorable or ill-bred man; a cad
- buster — (informal) a man or boy, used as an address; something that breaks or stops
- busybody — a meddlesome person who pries into others' affairs
- byword — a person or thing taken as a typical example of a quality
- cad — a man who behaves dishonorably, especially toward women
- camper — a person who camps; a vehicle equipped for camping
- chump — a foolish or easily deceived person
- collectivism — the principle of giving the group priority over the individual
- comportment — the way a person behaves or carries themselves; deportment
- compositor — a person who sets type for printing
- concord — agreement or harmony between people or things
- conferrer — a person who confers, grants, or bestows something
- conservationist — a person who advocates protection of the environment and wildlife
- contaminator — a person or thing that pollutes or defiles something
- contestant — a person who takes part in a competition
- copycat — a person who imitates another, or an act that imitates one before it
- cot — a small, simple bed, or (British) a child's crib
- countenance — a person's face or expression; to give support to
- creationist — a person who believes in creation by a divine agent rather than evolution
- custodian — a person responsible for guarding or maintaining something
- demonstrator — a person who takes part in a public protest, or who shows how something works
- descendant — a person or thing descended from a particular ancestor
- detractor — a person who disparages or belittles someone or something
- diehard — a person who stubbornly resists change or clings to a cause
- dilettante — a person who dabbles in an art or field of knowledge without serious commitment
- dissolver — a person or substance that dissolves something
- distributer — a person or firm that distributes goods (variant of distributor)
- dominator — a person or thing that dominates or rules over others
- drunkard — a person who is habitually drunk
- duchess — the wife or widow of a duke, or a woman holding a duchy in her own right
- edifier — a person or thing that instructs or improves morally or intellectually
- elector — a person entitled to vote in an election
- electorate — all the people entitled to vote in an election
- enigma — a person or thing that is mysterious or hard to understand
- entrant — a person or thing that enters a competition or institution
- eponym — a person after whom something is named, or the name so derived
- escort — a person or group accompanying another for protection or guidance
- exhibitor — a person or company that displays goods or works at an exhibition
- explicator — a person who explains or interprets, especially a text
- financier — a person who manages or provides large amounts of money
- fisher — a person who catches fish; a large North American marten
- fishwife — a woman who sells fish; a coarse, loud-mouthed woman
- fizgig — a frivolous, flighty woman; a small firework or spinning toy
- fraternity — a group of people with shared interests; brotherly fellowship
- glaik — a trick or deception; a foolish or flighty person (dialectal)
- gleek — a jest or gibe; to make a joke at someone's expense (archaic)
- greedyguts — a greedy or gluttonous person (informal)
- gudgeon — a small freshwater fish; a gullible person; a pivot pin
- habitus — a person's bodily constitution or ingrained dispositions and habits
- healer — a person who cures or restores others to health
- heir — a person legally entitled to inherit property or rank
- holding — land, property, or assets owned or controlled by someone
- individualist — a person who asserts independence in thought or action
- insurgent — a person who rises in revolt against authority; rebellious
- interrogator — a person who questions someone closely, often in an official inquiry
- jogger — a person who runs at a steady, gentle pace for exercise
- joker — a person who jokes; a playing card outside the normal suits
- juryman — a male member of a jury
- jurywoman — a female member of a jury
- lessee — a person who holds property under a lease
- loser — a person who loses or who is regarded as a failure
- maniac — a person behaving wildly or violently; a fanatic
- marketer — a person who promotes or sells products or services
- midget — a very small thing or, now offensively, a very short person
- mimicker — a person or thing that imitates another
- mockery — contemptuous ridicule or derision; a thing or person treated as ludicrously inadequate
- moderator — a person who presides over a debate, discussion, or panel
- naif — a naive or inexperienced person
- nithing — a contemptible or cowardly person; a wretch (archaic)
- nonconformist — a person who does not conform to prevailing custom, belief, or practice
- nonentity — a person or thing of no importance; something that does not exist
- notability — the quality of being noteworthy; a notable person
- oldster — an old person (informal)
- packer — a person or machine that packs goods, especially food, for transport or sale
- pauper — a very poor person, especially one dependent on charity
- peddler — a person who travels about selling small goods
- prodigy — a person with exceptional talent, especially a child
- publicist — a person who manages publicity for a client
- reckoner — a person or table used for calculating
- referrer — a person or thing that refers another
- renter — a person who pays rent to use property
- savant — a person of great learning, or one with extraordinary skill in one field
- scrag — a scrawny person or animal, or the lean end of a neck of mutton
- scrutineer — a person who examines or oversees the counting of votes
- seaman — a sailor or person who works aboard a ship
- settlor — a person who creates a trust by settling property on trustees
- songster — a person who sings, or a songbird
- sorcerer — a person who practices magic by controlling evil spirits or supernatural powers
- starter — a person or device that begins something; a first course of a meal
- surfer — a person who rides waves on a surfboard
- swine — a pig or pigs; a contemptible person
- tinkerer — a person who enjoys experimenting with and repairing things
- triad — a group or set of three related things or people
- trickster — a person who deceives or plays tricks on others
- troublemaker — a person who habitually causes difficulty or disturbance
- trumpeter — a person who plays the trumpet
- vagrant — a person without a settled home or regular work who wanders from place to place
- vendor — a person or company that sells goods or services
- vip — a very important person granted special privileges
- warlock — a man who practices witchcraft; a male sorcerer
- widower — a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried
- wrecker — a person or thing that causes destruction, or a vehicle used to tow wrecks
- abecedarian — a person learning the alphabet or rudiments; a beginner
- abettor — a person who encourages or assists another in wrongdoing
- abhorrer — a person who abhors or detests something
- abstractor — a person who prepares summaries or abstracts of documents
- accepter — a person who accepts or agrees to something
- accoucheuse — a female midwife or woman who assists at childbirth
- acquirer — a person or company that gains possession of something
- addresser — a person who addresses or sends something to another
- adjuster — a person who settles claims or a device that regulates something
- adulterer — a person who engages in extramarital sexual relations
- aggressor — a person or nation that initiates an attack or hostility
- agriculturalist — a person who studies or practices agriculture; a farmer or expert
- allocator — a person or thing that distributes resources among uses or claimants
- amnesty — an official pardon for people convicted of political or other offenses
- analogue — a person or thing comparable to another in some respect
- announcer — a person who introduces programs or reads news on radio or television
- anonym — an anonymous person, or a false or assumed name
- antagonism — active hostility or opposition between people or forces
- apologist — a person who argues in defense of a controversial doctrine or institution
- apologizer — a person who apologizes or expresses regret
- applier — a person or device that applies something
- appropriator — a person who takes something for their own use, often without right
- arbiter — a person with authority to settle a dispute or decide what is right
- arbitrator — an impartial person chosen to settle a dispute
- archivist — a person who maintains and preserves archives of records or documents
- aristocrat — a member of the nobility or hereditary ruling class
- arriver — a person who arrives, especially one newly come to a place
- artefact — an object made by a human, especially one of historical interest
- aspirant — a person who aspires to a position, office, or distinction
- astrology — the study of how the positions of stars and planets supposedly influence human affairs
- attender — a person who attends or is present at something
- autocracy — government by a single person holding absolute power
- autoist — a person who drives or travels by automobile; a motorist
- automobilist — a person who drives or rides in an automobile; a motorist
- babushka — a headscarf tied under the chin, or an elderly Russian woman
- backchat — impertinent or cheeky replies to someone in authority
- bantling — a young child or infant, often used disparagingly
- barfly — a person who frequently spends time drinking in bars
- bargainer — a person who negotiates over terms or price
- bather — a person who bathes, especially in the sea or a pool
- beautician — a person whose job is giving beauty treatments to the skin and hair
- beautifier — a person or thing that makes something beautiful
- bedmate — a person with whom one shares a bed
- belle — a beautiful woman, especially the most admired at an event
- bequest — something left to someone in a will; a legacy
- bibber — a person who drinks often or to excess; a tippler
- bicyclist — a person who rides a bicycle
- birthright — a right, privilege, or possession to which a person is entitled by birth
- bombshell — a sudden and shocking piece of news; also a strikingly attractive person
- boor — a rude, ill-mannered, or insensitive person
- bottler — a person or machine that bottles liquids; Australian slang for something excellent
- bridegroom — a man on or just before his wedding day
- bruiser — a tough, burly, aggressive person, especially a fighter
- brute — a savage or cruel person; relying on raw force rather than reason
- budder — a soft, butter-like cannabis concentrate; a thing or person that buds
- bumpkin — an unsophisticated or awkward rustic person
- butterfingers — a clumsy person who frequently drops things
- cabdriver — a person who drives a taxicab for hire
- cameraman — a person who operates a film or television camera
- carl — a peasant or common man; a churlish fellow (archaic)
- carnage — the slaughter of a great number of people
- cartographer — a person who draws or makes maps
- castaway — a person stranded after a shipwreck or in an isolated place
- caterer — a person or firm that provides food for events
- celebrant — a person who officiates at or takes part in a religious rite
- celebrator — a person who celebrates an occasion or event
- centenarian — a person who is a hundred or more years old
- charmer — a person with an attractive, beguiling manner
- cheerleader — a person who leads cheers at games, or an enthusiastic supporter
- claimant — a person who makes a claim, especially in law
- clanfellow — a member of the same clan; a kinsman
- classfellow — a fellow member of the same class; a classmate
- clergy — the body of people ordained for religious service
- coder — a person who writes computer programs or converts data into code
- colleen — an Irish girl or young woman
- commonalty — the common people as distinct from the nobility
- communicator — a person skilled at conveying information or ideas
- complainer — a person who frequently expresses dissatisfaction
- confidant — a person trusted with private matters or secrets
- confrere — a fellow member of a profession or association; a colleague
- congregator — one who gathers or assembles people or things together
- conservator — a person responsible for preserving artworks, or a court-appointed guardian
- consignee — the person or party to whom goods are shipped or delivered
- consignor — the person or party who sends goods to another in a shipment
- consulter — a person who consults or seeks advice from another
- corsage — a small bouquet of flowers worn pinned to a woman's dress
- councilman — a male member of a town or city council
- councilwoman — a female member of a town or city council
- crammer — a person or school that prepares students intensively for exams
- crybaby — a person who cries or complains too readily over trifles
- cycler — a person or device that cycles or repeats a process
- deemster — a judge in the Isle of Man
- definer — a person or thing that defines
- delayer — a person or thing that causes delay
- demographer — a specialist who studies the statistics of human populations
- denier — a person who refuses to admit the truth of something
- diarist — a person who keeps a diary or journal
- dictatress — a woman who rules with absolute authority
- diplomatist — a person skilled in diplomacy; a diplomat
- discussant — a person who takes part in a formal discussion or panel
- distributee — a person who receives a share, especially of an estate
- divorcee — a person who is divorced
- domicile — a person's permanent legal residence
- donator — a person who gives a donation; a donor
- donee — a person to whom a gift is made
- draftsman — a person who draws plans or sketches, as for machinery or buildings
- drifter — a person who moves aimlessly from place to place or job to job
- drinker — a person who drinks, especially one who consumes alcohol
- dullard — a slow-witted or stupid person
- egghead — an intellectual or bookish person (often disparaging)
- encroachment — a gradual intrusion on someone's territory or rights
- endorser — a person who publicly approves or signs the back of a document
- engineman — a person who operates or tends an engine
- estimator — a person or formula that calculates an estimate or statistical value
- excommunication — the formal exclusion of a person from communion or membership of a church
- executioner — a person who carries out a sentence of death
- executor — a person appointed to carry out the terms of a will
- explainer — a person or piece that explains; an explanatory account
- exploiter — a person who takes unfair advantage of others for gain
- exponent — a person who supports an idea, or a mathematical power indicator
- faker — a person who pretends or counterfeits something
- fantasist — a person who indulges in or creates fantasies
- favoritism — the unfair favoring of one person or group over others
- fibber — a person who tells small, trivial lies
- financialist — a person expert or engaged in finance and money matters
- flockowner — a person who owns a flock of sheep or other animals
- fogey — an old-fashioned or excessively conservative person
- foil — a person or thing that contrasts with and enhances another; to thwart
- footstall — the base or pedestal of a pillar; a woman's stirrup
- forecaster — a person who predicts future events, especially the weather
- frump — a dowdy, unfashionable, or dull person
- generalist — a person competent in several fields rather than one specialty
- geographer — a person who studies the physical features and human geography of the earth
- giver — a person who gives something
- glutton — a person who eats and drinks to excess
- godparent — a person who sponsors a child at baptism and oversees their upbringing
- goober — a peanut; informally, a foolish or naive person
- gossipmonger — a person who habitually spreads gossip
- gourmand — a person who enjoys eating, often to excess
- gymnast — a person trained in gymnastics
- habitue — a person who frequents a particular place
- hacker — a person who breaks into or skillfully manipulates computer systems
- haggler — a person who bargains persistently over price
- haircutter — a person who cuts hair as a trade
- handicraftsman — a person skilled in a manual trade or craft
- harpy — a rapacious, ill-tempered woman; a mythical winged monster with a woman's face
- harridan — a bossy, belligerent, or scolding old woman
- hellcat — a spiteful, violent-tempered woman; a fury
- hireling — a person who works only for pay, with implied lack of loyalty
- hirer — a person who hires or employs another, or who rents something
- hobbyist — a person who pursues an activity for pleasure in their spare time
- homeowner — a person who owns the house in which they live
- homicide — the killing of one person by another
- huntsman — a man who hunts or who manages hounds during a hunt
- idealist — a person guided by ideals rather than practical considerations
- ignoramus — an utterly ignorant or stupid person
- impostor — a person who deceives others by pretending to be someone else
- improver — a person or thing that improves something, or a learner gaining skill
- incomer — a person who comes to live in or enter a place from elsewhere
- industrialist — a person who owns or runs an industrial enterprise
- infanticide — the killing of an infant, or a person who commits it
- infringer — a person who violates a law, right, or agreement
- ingenue — an innocent or unsophisticated young woman, especially as a stage role
- instrumentalist — a person who plays a musical instrument; an adherent of instrumentalist philosophy
- integrator — a person or device that combines separate parts into a unified whole
- intelligentsia — the class of educated people engaged in cultural and political ideas
- interrogatee — a person who is being interrogated or questioned
- jailbird — a person who is or has often been in prison
- kitchener — a person in charge of a kitchen; also a kind of cooking range
- knight — a man granted honorary rank for service, historically a mounted warrior
- laddie — a young boy or lad (chiefly Scottish)
- laity — lay people, as distinct from clergy or professionals
- lass — a girl or young woman
- lassie — a young girl (chiefly Scottish, affectionate)
- laundryowner — a person who owns a laundry business
- leaseholder — a person who holds property under a lease
- lender — a person or institution that lends money or goods
- leper — a person with leprosy; a social outcast
- lessor — a person who grants a lease of property to another
- letch — a lecherous man, or to lust after someone
- liberalism — a political philosophy favoring individual liberty, equality, and reform
- libertarian — a person who upholds maximum individual liberty and minimal state intervention
- lifesaver — a person or thing that rescues someone from difficulty or danger
- liquidator — a person appointed to wind up a company's affairs in liquidation
- lodger — a person who rents a room in another's house
- looker — (informal) a strikingly attractive person
- loyalist — a person who remains loyal to a government, ruler, or cause
- luminary — a person of prominence or brilliance in a field; a celestial light
- magnet — an object that attracts iron; a person or thing that draws others
- maiden — a young unmarried woman; first of its kind
- mandatary — a person or state to whom a mandate is given to act on another's behalf
- manslaughter — the unlawful killing of a person without premeditated malice
- masseuse — a woman who provides massage professionally
- mechanization — the replacement of human or animal labor with machinery
- meddler — a person who interferes in matters that are not their concern
- memento — an object kept as a reminder of a person or event
- memorabilia — objects valued for their connection to memorable people or events
- mettle — a person's spirit, courage, and resolve under pressure
- migrant — a person or animal that moves from one region to another
- mineworker — a person employed to extract minerals from a mine
- misfit — a person poorly suited to their environment or situation
- missy — a young girl or woman, often used in mild reproach
- mister — a form of address for a man; informal title or term of address
- mistress — a woman in a position of authority or control, or a man's lover
- modeler — a person who makes models or constructs representations of systems
- mon — a man or fellow, in dialectal or informal address
- mourning — the expression of deep sorrow, especially for someone who has died
- napper — a person who naps, or slang for the head
- newspaperman — a man who writes for or owns a newspaper; a male journalist
- newspaperwoman — a woman who writes for or owns a newspaper; a female journalist
- nightie — a woman's or child's nightgown (informal)
- nonesuch — a person or thing without equal; a paragon
- noninhabitant — a person who is not an inhabitant of a place
- nonsailor — a person who is not a sailor
- numskull — (informal) a stupid person; a dolt
- nun — a woman belonging to a religious order under vows
- nurseryman — a person who owns or works at a plant nursery
- obit — an obituary; a notice of a person's death
- objector — a person who expresses opposition or dissent to something
- obligee — a person to whom another is bound by a contract or legal obligation
- obligor — a person who is legally bound to fulfill an obligation to another
- obtainer — a person who acquires or gets possession of something
- occupier — a person who lives in or holds a place, or a force holding occupied territory
- officeholder — a person who holds a public or official position
- originator — a person who creates or initiates something
- parishioner — a member or inhabitant of a church parish
- patroness — a woman who supports or sponsors a person, cause, or institution
- pedant — a person who is overly concerned with minor rules and details
- personation — the act of assuming another person's identity, especially to deceive
- persuader — a person or thing that convinces or induces someone to act
- pillar — an upright vertical support, or a person regarded as a mainstay
- plaintiff — a person who brings a legal action against another in a court of law
- plaything — a toy, or a person or thing treated as an object of amusement
- plotter — a person who plans a secret scheme, or a device for drawing graphs
- podium — a raised platform on which a person stands to speak, conduct, or receive an award
- polluter — a person or organization that releases harmful substances into the environment
- popinjay — a vain, conceited person, especially one given to showy dress or chatter
- practician — a person who practices an art or profession; a practitioner
- pressman — a person who operates a printing press, or a newspaper journalist
- pretender — a person who makes a false or disputed claim, especially to a throne
- preventer — a person or thing that prevents something, or a rope securing a sail or boom
- progeny — a person's descendants or an animal's offspring
- prohibitor — a person or thing that forbids or prevents something
- proscript — a person who has been outlawed or condemned by proscription
- protector — a person or thing that defends or guards against harm
- provocator — a person who deliberately provokes or incites trouble
- pugilist — a person who fights with their fists; a boxer
- punisher — a person or thing that inflicts punishment
- puppet — a figure moved by strings or hands, or a person controlled by another
- puritan — a person with strict moral views; relating to such austerity
- pursuer — a person who chases or follows another, or a plaintiff in Scots law
- purveyor — a person or company that supplies goods or services
- querent — a person who consults an astrologer or fortune-teller with a question
- recognizance — a formal bond binding a person to fulfill an obligation, as appearing in court
- reliever — a person or thing that relieves; in baseball, a relief pitcher
- remainderman — a person who inherits an estate after a prior interest ends
- repairer — a person who repairs or mends things
- reprimand — a formal expression of disapproval; to rebuke someone sharply
- resister — a person who opposes or withstands something
- resolver — a person or thing that resolves something, such as a dispute or a name
- reviewer — a person who writes critical assessments of books, films, or work
- rioting — violent public disorder by a crowd; engaging in such disorder
- ripper — a person or tool that rips; informally, something excellent
- robber — a person who steals from another by force or threat
- rota — a roster showing a rotation of duties among people
- ruiner — a person or thing that ruins or destroys something
- ruminator — one who ruminates; a person given to deep or anxious reflection
- saphead — a foolish or simple-minded person
- sapskull — a stupid or dull-witted person; a blockhead
- scamp — a mischievous rascal, often used affectionately of a child
- schemer — a person who devises cunning or underhanded plans
- schoolfellow — a person who attends or attended the same school as another
- scoundrel — a dishonest or unprincipled person; a villain
- scratcher — a person or thing that scratches; a tool for scratching
- scrounger — a person who obtains things by begging, borrowing, or cadging
- seafarer — a person who travels by sea, especially a sailor
- sender — a person or device that sends something, such as a message
- sitter — a person who looks after a child, pet, or house, or who poses for a portrait
- smasher — a person or thing that smashes; informally, something impressive
- snoozer — a person who dozes; informally, something tediously boring
- solicitude — care, concern, or anxious attentiveness toward someone
- soothsayer — a person who predicts the future; a seer
- speechmaker — a person who makes speeches, especially frequently or skillfully
- spiritualist — a person who believes the dead can communicate with the living
- spoilsport — a person who spoils the pleasure or enjoyment of others
- stature — a person's natural height, or their standing and reputation
- stealer — a person who steals; a thief
- stinker — a contemptible person or thing, or something that stinks
- stretcher — a framework for carrying an injured or sick person
- stunner — a strikingly impressive or attractive person or thing
- submariner — a member of the crew of a submarine
- suer — a person who sues or petitions; one who brings a lawsuit
- superbrain — a person of exceptional intelligence, or a vastly powerful collective mind
- surety — a person who takes responsibility for another's obligation, or a guarantee
- theorizer — a person who forms theories or speculates
- threesome — a group of three people
- toiler — a person who works hard and laboriously
- traditionalist — a person who favors established customs over innovation
- transferee — a person to whom something, such as property or a right, is transferred
- tribalist — a person who favors loyalty to their own group above all else
- tricycle — a three-wheeled cycle, especially one ridden by a small child
- tripper — a person who goes on a trip or excursion, especially a tourist
- underwriter — a person or firm that assesses and assumes financial risk, as in insurance
- uninitiate — a person not initiated into special knowledge; uninstructed
- urchin — a mischievous or poorly clothed child; a street waif
- vendee — the person to whom something is sold; a buyer
- victor — a person who defeats an opponent; a winner
- violinist — a person who plays the violin
- violoncellist — a person who plays the violoncello (cello)
- voluntarist — a person who holds that the will is primary, or relating to such a doctrine
- wanderer — a person who travels aimlessly or roams from place to place
- youngling — a young person, animal, or plant (archaic or literary)
- ma'am — A form of address for a woman: contraction of madam.
- book-body — a learned or book-educated person, in northern English dialect
- halflin — Scottish and northern English dialect: a half-grown or adolescent person, historically especially a boy employed on a farm
- choregus — in ancient Greece, a wealthy citizen who financed and supervised a chorus for a public dramatic or musical performance
- prytanis — a member of the prytany, the section of the Athenian council serving for a fixed period as its presiding executive committee
- cowardy-cat — informal, chiefly childish or dialectal: a timid or cowardly person, especially as a taunting form of address
- young'un — a child or young person, in informal or regional speech
- impugner — a person who challenges the truth, validity, integrity, or reputation of someone or something
- cabful — as many people or as much material as a cab can hold
- fellow creature — another person or living being regarded as sharing one's nature, condition, or claim to humane treatment
- disapprover — a person who regards something as wrong, undesirable, or unacceptable
- neatherd — archaic: a person who tends cattle or oxen; a cowherd
- knife grinder — a person whose trade is sharpening knives and other edged tools, traditionally while traveling from place to place
- banqueter — a person who attends or takes part in a banquet or elaborate feast
- encomiast — a person who composes or delivers an encomium or other formal expression of high praise
- kittly-benders — thin ice that bends under a person's weight
- caviler — a person who raises trivial, captious, or unreasonable objections
- cosmogonist — a person who studies the origin and development of the universe or proposes a theory about it
- wassailer — a person who carouses or drinks and celebrates noisily
- old maid — dated and often derogatory: an older unmarried woman
- astigmat — rare or technical: a person who has astigmatism
- coenobite — a monk or other member of a religious community who lives under a common rule, as distinct from a solitary hermit
- polygenist — historical: an advocate of polygenism, the now-discredited doctrine that human populations or supposed races had separate origins and could constitute different species
- monogenist — historical: an advocate of monogenism, the view that all human populations share a single origin and belong to one species
- love-philter — a potion or charm believed to make a person fall in love
- Lotuko — a member of the Otuho, a Nilotic people whose traditional homeland is in Eastern Equatoria, South Sudan
- varletry — a disorderly crowd of common people, viewed with contempt
- insomniast — a person who suffers from insomnia; a rare term for an insomniac
- congratulator — A person who congratulates
- ephebus — a young man of ancient Greece, especially one undergoing civic or military training
- expurgator — a person who edits a text by removing obscene or offensive words or passages
- inflicter — a person or thing that causes something painful, harmful, or unwelcome